BOSTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st goal, moving within four of breaking Wayne Gretzky 's NHL record, in the Washington Capitals’ 4-3 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday.

A heavyweight brawl between Boston Bruins' Jeffrey Viel and Washington Capitals' Dylan McIlrath nearly upstaged Alex Ovechkin’s march toward NHL history on Tuesday night at TD Garden. The Bruins and Capitals had already traded goals when the two veterans dropped the gloves late in the second period,

Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal on Tuesday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins.