Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin shattered a Wayne Gretzky NHL goals record in Saturday's win over the Boston Bruins -- although not the one Ovechkin hopes to break one day soon.
Ovechkin's empty net goal at 19:33 of the third period was the 57th empty netter of his career, breaking a tie with Gretzky for the most in NHL history. The Capitals shut out the Bruins, 3-0, in Boston to snap a six-game winless streak.
Ovechkin is now just 60 goals shy of tying Gretzky's NHL career record of 894 goals.