The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, the record 179th goaltender he's scored on.

At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best goal-scoring pace in the NHL. Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days.

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Jan. 10 1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined ...

1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season ...

1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season ...

Alex Ovechkin continues his run at Wayne Gretzky and the most goals in NHL history with the Capitals (31-10-5) attempting to extend their 10-game point streak (7-0-3). Washington's captain is 21 from breaking Gretzky's record of 894 and goes head to head with Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl,

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are currently in Edmonton to take on the Oilers tomorrow night, and Ovechkin arrived to Rogers Place a little early to pay tribute to Wayne Gretzky.

The Edmonton Oilers allowed Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin an opportunity to try on some of Wayne Gretzky’s equipment. After the Capitals finished their practice at Rogers Place on Monday,

Ovi needs just 22 goals to overtake Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading ... set to break the NHL all-time goal-scoring record in Boston on April 1st. Nobody has been a better, more ...

EDMONTON -- Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist for the Washington Capitals, who pushed their win streak to five games with a 3-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday.

Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they threaded the needle.