Chicago put goalie Spencer Knight back in the game after that, so Ovechkin came back in and nearly got the hat trick anyway.

Alex Ovechkin confirms he refused to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record with an empty net Alex Ovechkin wants to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record the right way. LeBron James lost ...

Everything was set up for Alex Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record on Friday night ... goalie for an extra attacker, Ovechkin refused the opportunity to get back on the ...

Everything was set up for Alex Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record on Friday night. The lowly Chicago Blackhawks were in town — along with Wayne Gretzky and NHL commissioner Gary ...

Everything was set up for Alex Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record on Friday night. The lowly Chicago Blackhawks were in town — along with Wayne Gretzky and NHL commissioner ...

He had two goals early in the third period to tie Gretzky at 894, but Chicago pulled its goalie while down 4-3 and gave him too good of an opportunity with an empty net. Ovechkin could be seen ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the NHL all-time goals record with two tallies against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday ...

Alex Ovechkin has more empty-netters than anyone in NHL history, but he didn't feel compelled to add another against the ...

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

Ovechkin, the most prolific empty net goal-scorer in league history, could have returned to the ice and given himself a chance to climb beyond Gretzky on the NHL's scoring charts. He opted against ...