Ovechkin scores 892nd goal -- three away from Gretzky's NHL record
Ovechkin scored for a third straight game late in the second period. Washington had a two-man advantage on the power play and Ovechkin unleashed a one-timer from the left circle to move closer to Gretzky's record -- a mark once thought unapproachable.
It was the 39-year-old Russian's 39th goal of the season and the Capitals have seven games left in the regular-season for Ovechkin to continue the record chase.
"It's simply incredible, and it captures the imagination," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman...