We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to break the record.

Alex Ovechkin has been regarded as one of the best goal-scorers of this generation. However, he is well on his way to breaking the previously unbeatable record of 894 career goals set by The Great One, Wayne Gretzky. The best part? He can break that record this season.

Moscow, a cold December evening, the wind slicing through the Red Square like a sharpened blade. Inside the Kremlin, a file is slid across a dark mahogany desk.