Alex Ovechkin is, without a doubt, a one-of-a-kind hockey player. Not only is the long-time Washington Capital the best goal scorer the NHL has ever seen, the grizzled veteran has quite the personality too.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, a veteran of over 1000 games in the league, has faced off against Ovechkin 24 times. He credits the goal scorer for how many times he's found the back of the net in what most people call his office.

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Alex Ovechkin needs three goals to break Wayne Gretzky 's all-time goals record of 894, and the Washington Capitals forward could achieve the feat as soon as Friday, against the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena (7 p.m. ET; CHSN, MNMT, NHLN, SN, TVAS).

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.

Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance tonight with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great's NHL record.

Alex Ovechkin is three goals away from the NHL's all-time leading scoring record as the Washington Capitals face the Chicago Blackhawks today. Find out how to watch this game for free.

As far as when it all began for Ovechkin, he played his first game for the Washington Capitals in 2005. His first NHL goal ever was in the Caps' season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The young hockey players gliding down the rink at Moscow's Dynamo sports club know that they train in the shadow of greatness. Portraits of alumni Alexander Ovechkin, now the captain of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals,