Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin added to their goal tallies on Sunday. For Crosby, he scored both his 20th and 21st of the season during the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin pulled within single digits of Wayne Gretzky, and he hit a historic milestone in the process ...