Alex Ovechkin is one goal away from the NHL all-time goal scoring record. Tickets to watch the Capitals vs. the Islanders are available on major third-party sites.

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin had one clear shot at history on Friday night when the Chicago Blackhawks removed their goalie from the game and gave the Caps an empty-net situation. That put Ovechkin in position to score goal No. 895 to overtake Wayne Gretzky's 894 career goals for good, but the Russian winger passed.

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 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.