Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 891 for the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night against the Boston Bruins, putting him four away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894. Ovechkin notched the goal, the record 322nd power play score of his career, on a rebound from John Carlson that was deflected by Dylan Strome.

Ovechkin has scored his 891 goals in 1,484 games during 20 NHL seasons with Washington, which selected him with the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NHL Draft. Gretzky scored his 894 goals in 1,487 games during 20 NHL seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers before retiring after the 1998-99 season.

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The goal brought him within five of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894, but Ovechkin had little interest in discussing the milestone after the game. “Right now, we lost three in a row,” Ovechkin said.