Alex Ovechkin Scores His 890th Career Goal To Move 5 Goals Away From Breaking Gretzky's Nhl Record

For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn't such a sweet moment in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record didn't matter much to the 39-year-old after an 8-5 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres.

"Right now, we lost three in a row," Ovechkin said. "It's a good thing it happens right now and not in the playoffs, but we just have to bounce back and find a way to win the games."

Ovechkin scored at 9:11 of the third period, deflecting Rasmus Sandin's shot past James Reimer to pull Washington within two.

Though the Capitals were able to pull within one and seemed to kick their game into higher gear after his goal, the 39-year-old said it was Aliaksei Protas' shorthanded tally at the start of the period that sparked the rally.

"When you score on the PK, it give you more life and you can see our bench getting after the game," Ovechkin said. "We tried to come back, but unfortunately, we can't."