Alex Ovechkin Scores Career Goal 871, Moves Closer to NHL Record

Ovechkin's power-play goal against Marc-Andre Fleury brings him within 24 goals of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, though the Capitals fell to the Wild in a shootout.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 871st career goal during the Washington Capitals' game against the Minnesota Wild, leaving him 24 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894.
The goal marked Ovechkin's 28th against goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, the most he has scored against any netminder in his career.
Despite Ovechkin's milestone, the Capitals lost 4-3 to the Wild in a shootout, with Matt Boldy scoring the decisive goal for Minnesota.
Marc-Andre Fleury, playing in what could be his final game in Washington, made 28 saves and stopped all three Capitals' shootout attempts, including one from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin has scored three goals in four games since returning from a fractured fibula, keeping him on pace to potentially surpass Gretzky's record this season.