Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 866 goals after scoring 13 in the first 17 games this season. He needs 29 to set a new record.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but there's one more still to go that could put him in the pantheon of all-time greats.

While Logan Cooley grew up in Pittsburgh and got his hockey start in the Penguins’ learn-to-play program, his allegiances lay elsewhere. As a kid, the Utah Hockey Club forward picked the Washington Capitals — one of the Penguins’ NHL rivals — as his favorite team and Alex Ovechkin as his favorite player.