Ovechkin, eyeing record, scores goal No. 873 Alex Ovechkin scored the 873rd goal of his career on Saturday to bring him 21 goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s record.

Within 25 of Gretzky, Ovechkin scores in return Alex Ovechkin, out since he fractured his left fibula Nov. 18, scored a goal in his return to action, pushing him to within 25 tallies of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL mark of 894, and the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturday.

Sizzling Ovechkin week-to-week with leg injury Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is week-to-week after injured his lower leg following a collision with Utah’s Jack McBain during Monday’s game.