Ovechkin beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period after getting stopped twice by him earlier.

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of season. The Capitals standout currently has 884 career goals after scoring Washington's only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon.

Alex Ovechkin just keeps inching closer and closer to NHL history as he chases down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. The Washington Capitals ' 39-year-old star has been on fire all season, making it clear it's no longer a question of if he'll break the record — it's when, even after suffering a broken leg earlier in the season.