WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Alex Ovechkin did not take long to move one goal away from tying and two from .
Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals鈥� home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He took a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and banked the puck off the far post and Knight's back and in.
After a few seconds, Ovechkin's personal goal song, 鈥淪hake, Rattle & Roll鈥� by Big Joe Turner," started blaring from arena speakers as mascot Slapshot flipped the counter in one corner from 892 to 893. Fans chanted, 鈥淥vi! Ovi!鈥� before and after play resumed.
Ovechkin moved closer to making hockey history with for the first time during the chase.
Scoring in a fourth consecutive game, Ovechkin reached 40 goals for a 14th time in 20 seasons, which is the most in league history. The Eastern Conference-leading Capitals have six games left in the regular season with a visit to the New York Islanders up next Sunday.
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Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press
