Alex Ovechkin, the 39-year-old Russian superstar, is now one away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's mark with six games left to play this season.

It took Alex Ovechkin 1,486 games, almost 7,000 shots on net and nearly 20 seasons of work to catch Wayne Gretzky and his NHL career goals record. Now, there’s only thing left for the Washington Capitals superstar to do: pass him.

Five charts how Capitals Alex Ovechkin equaled Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.