Washington captain Alex Ovechkin scored the 889th goal of his career to move six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and helped the Capitals to a point before the Winnipeg Jets rallied in overtime to secure a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night.

The Capitals star has 36 goals this season and is on track to reach 40 for a 14th time, also the most in league history, despite missing 16 games because of a broken left fibula

The Washington Capitals superstar continues to close in on Gretzky’s longstanding record of 894 career NHL goals.