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 tie and six to break the record.

The NHL regular season wraps up in less than a month, and all eyes are on Alex Ovechkin as he continues to chase the NHL's all-time goals record, held by Wayne Gretzky since 1999. The Washington Capitals captain added to his career total on Tuesday evening with a game-tying snap shot in the third period of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets,

The captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins scored a goal at the 11:11 mark of the first period, which was good for his 80th point of the season. Crosby, who can only play a maximum of 80 regular-season games because he missed two in February, clinched a point-per-game season for the 20th time in his storied 20-year career.