Alex Ovechkin has chased down Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record by remaining productive long into his career.

It seemed unbreakable. But then Alex Ovechkin continued to score heaps of goals well into his 30s, and now the 39-year-old is about to break The Great One's all-time record of 894 goals, maybe as soon as next week (and in the same number of games Gretzky played !).

History was made on Friday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Alexander Ovechkin scored twice against the Chicago Blackhawks for career goals No. 89