Alex Ovechkin skated over to his son Sergei at the glass. He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the arena. In signature dramatic fashion,

Follow along as Alex Ovechkin tries to reach career goal No. 895.

Five charts how Capitals Alex Ovechkin equaled Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.

Gretzky's record hinged on an unprecedented run of dominance with the 1980s Edmonton Oilers. He became the first and only NHL player to score more than 90 goals in a season in 1982 and topped 70 goals in each of his next three campaigns.

For a while now, it's been clear to the hockey world that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record, should he stay healthy and keep up his blistering scoring pace.

With his 894th career goal Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks, Ovechkin officially tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL all-time goals record, and whenever the Russian Machine finds the back of the net again, he'll be alone in owning the league record for most goals scored in a career.

The Washington Capitals star scored the 893rd and 894th goals of his career on Friday night against Chicago matching Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record. He has six games left to break a record two-and-a-half decades old.

The 39-year-old Russian scores twice against the Blackhawks, tying Gretzky’s career mark with 13:46 left in the third period. Ovechkin has six games left this season to take sole possession of the