Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal with 9:32 remaining in the third period and Tom Wilson netted the game-winner with 53 seconds left in overtime as the visiting Washington Capitals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals' 3-2 overtime win over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record. In his pursuit of NHL immortality, Ovechkin is raising money to benefit pediatric cancer research. According to a Capitals press release,