One of the great records in NHL history seems set to fall, with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin closing in on the goal-scoring record set by Wayne Gretzky during an incredible 20-year career.

Here's what to know about NHL record goal scorer Wayne Gretzky: NHL goal record: How many goals does Alex Ovechkin need to pass Wayne Gretzky as NHL's all-time scorer? Wayne Gretzky is widely ...

Credit: Imagn Images Wayne Gretzky, widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, holds the NHL's all-time goal record with 894 career goals. However, one man has been closing in on ...

Gretzky’s reputation preceded him thanks to his 110-point year in the WHA, but he didn’t log his first NHL goal until his third game — a 4-4 tie against the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 14, 1979.

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 5 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career ... Penguins' Sidney Crosby joined the NHL in the 2005-06 season with Ovechkin.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 890 goals and needs four to tie and five to break the record. Ovechkin ...

Wayne Gretzky is the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, but there's a lot of hype around Alex Ovechkin's "Gr8 Chase." Ovechkin has scored 889 goals and is close to surpassing Gretzky's 894 goal ...

Yet Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is closing in on that Gretzky record. The Capitals drafted him with the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL Draft and he has been in the NHL since the 2005-2006 ...

(Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP) Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 goals and needs five to ...

For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn’t such a sweet moment; in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record didn’t matter much to the 39-year ...