NHL EDGE: Ovechkin's dominance from the left circle

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin puts home a loose puck for his 885th career goal

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin turns and fires a shot home for his 884th career goal

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin rips PPG for the 883rd goal of his career

Check out some of Ovechkin's recent tallies as he pursues Gretzky's all-time goal record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin scores ENG for hat trick and goal No. 882

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin's 319th PPG is his 881st career goal

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin finds twine with a wicked shot for goal No. 880

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin buries a snipe for goal No. 879

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin beats the buzzer for goal No. 878

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin one-times it home for goal No. 877

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin buries it on the power play for goal No. 876

GR8 Chase: Alex Ovechkin is 20 goals away from catching Wayne Gretzky

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin scores empty-netter for goal No. 875

This special NHL EDGE Playbook highlights Ovechkin's ability to score from "his office"

Gr8 Chase: Watch Ovechkin score goals on 179 different goaltenders in his NHL career

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin scores overtime winner for goal No. 874

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin scores on an empty net for goal No. 873

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin backhands it past Quick for goal No. 872

NYR@WSH: Ovechkin 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

MIN@WSH: Ovechkin 24 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Alex Ovechkin just 25 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

WSH@DET: Ovechkin notches goal No. 870, now 25 from breaking Gretzky's record

Ovechkin buries empty-netter, passes Howe for second on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin records the hat trick, notches 800th NHL goals

Ovechkin nets goal No. 767 to pass Jagr for third on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin fires in goal No. 742 to pass Hull for fourth on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin nets goal No. 732 to pass Dionne for fifth on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin hammers home one-timer to surpass Phil Esposito on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin rips puck home to take sole possession of seventh on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin joins the 700-goal club with one-timer

Ovechkin pots empty-netter to reach eighth on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin knocks puck home, takes sole possession of ninth on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin nets goal No. 692 to pass Lemieux for 10th on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin scores his 600th career goal in his 990th NHL game

Alex Ovechkin scores goal for his 1000th point

Ovechkin goes top shelf for the 500th goal of his career

Ovechkin gets goal No. 484 to become NHL's greatest Russian scorer

Ovechkin makes incredible move before going top shelf for a goal

Ovechkin races to the net and buries OT winner over Islanders

Ovechkin and Crosby tally hat tricks in head-to-head battle

Ovechkin makes incredible move before scoring from his knees

Ovechkin makes masterful move off the boards, tucks puck home

Ovechkin earns 200th goal in 296th NHL game

Ovechkin makes history with 60th goal of the season

Ovechkin makes an incredible move to score the 100th goal of his career

Ovechkin scores an incredible backhand goal while falling to the ice

Ovechkin buries his first career goal

Ovechkin is taken by the Capitals in the 2004 NHL Draft