Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL goals record. In his pursuit of Gretzky, Ovechkin has passed one hockey legend after another while climbing through the top 10. As a rookie in 2005-06,

The Washington Capitals superstar continued to close in on Wayne Gretzky’s longstanding record of 894 career NHL goals.

Alex Ovechkin is an exceptional goal-scorer. He is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s great record, and he doesn’t have many goals left to achieve it. The Capitals’ captain has 886 goals (!) on the counter and he only has nine left to score before breaking the record.

Wayne Gretzky will be in the house when history is made. The NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer is expected to be in attendance for Alex Ovechkin's games as the Washington Capitals star gets closer to eclipsing the Great One's record,