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Alex Ovechkin NHL goals record chase: How Capitals star fares vs. goalies left on schedule

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made clear Friday night he didn't want to be on the ice in an empty-net situation when he needed one more goal to break Wayne Gretzky's record at home.

"He wants to break the record with a goaltender in the crease," coach Spencer Carbery told reporters after the 5-3 win in which Ovechkin scored twice to tie Gretzky (894).

No goalie wants to be the one who gives up the record goal, but it looks like someone will. So who could it be?