Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd and 894th goals to tie his NHL record as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase.

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

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,

Wayne Gretzky is all aboard the Gr8 Chase train, as he began following Alex Ovechkin on Friday night amid his quest to become the NHL's all-time leading goalscorer.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th of his career, the second being the game winner, as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made history Friday night by tying Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, but the Chicago Blackhawks didn’t just roll over — they made it interesting.

On Friday, Alex Ovechkin made history. The Washington Capitals winger notched two goals against the Chicago Blackhawks, scoring his 893rd and 894th career goals to tie Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL scoring record.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career.

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