Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals reacts with Spencer Knight #30 of the Chicago Blackhawks after defeating the Blackhawks and scoring his 894t

Alex Ovechkin will reach the summit. In a career jammed with consequential goals, none will be remembered more than the next one. We’ll talk about it then, and we’ll do it in the grandest of terms, because that’s how it all works.

Alex Ovechkin has joined Wayne Gretzky atop the NHL goals list. Ovechkin scored his 893rd and 894th goals to tie Gretzky for the most in League history in a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena on Friday.

Alex Ovechkin is just three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL scoring record. Resale tickets for Capitals home games have been going for an average of $301 in April, according to SeatGeek.

Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, the “Great One” had his own chase. Gretzky was in hot pursuit of Gordie Howe's record in the spring of 1994.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration in Washington. He potentially could have had one more but opted not to try to score on the empty net late.

Islanders ticket prices are skyrocketing ahead of Sunday’s game against the Capitals, where Alexander Ovechkin is expected to break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record.