The Great 8 is now No. 3.Alex Ovechkin scored his Tyler Lydon Jersey 767th career goal Wednesday night in Capitals' game against the Oilers in Edmonton, pa sing Jaromir Jagr for third place on the NHL's all-time scoring list.Alex Ovechkin scores No. 767, pa sing Jaromir Jagr on the NHL all-time goals list. What a scene in Washington Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) Ovechkin scored in the third period of Tuesday night's contest vs. the New York Islanders off the face-off to put the Capitals up 3-2.After pa sing Jagr on the all-time list, the NHL released a video of Jagr offering his congratulations (with a bit of a warning).A very special congratulations from Jaromir Jagr to Alex Ovechkin (plus a little surprise at the end). NHL (@NHL) "Keep scoring, Jagr said. "Because as you know, I didnt retire from hockey yet. And theres a chance I might come back to the NHL and Nikola Jokic Jersey start chasing you."He signed off with a smile and a wink.The Capitals defeated the Islanders 4-3 in a shootout.Ovechkin is making a strong case for breaking Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, a feat once thought to be impo sible. At 36 years old, with four more years on his contract and showing no signs of slowing down, the Capitals winger could very well be sitting in first place on the scoring list by the time his career is all said and done.MORE:Tracking NHL goals record as Ovechkin keeps climbing listWho is in the top 10 all time in NHL scoring?Some of the greatest to ever play the game of hockey sit in the top 10 all time in career goals.The Great One is fittingly No. 1, while Gordie Howe is second. Ovechkin is now third ahead of Jagr.PlayerGoalsWayne Gretzky894Gordie Howe801Alex Ovechkin767Jaromir Jagr766Brett Hull741Marcel Dionne731Phil Esposito717Mike Gartner708Mark Me sier694Steve Yzerman692Who else has Ovechkin pa sed this season?Ovechkin entered the 2021-22 NHL season in sixth place on the scoring list with 730 goals, so he has done quite the bit of damage in one season.He pa sed Malik Beasley Jersey with his 732nd goal and jumped with his 742nd before on March 8.Third place is likely where Ovechkin will stay after the season concludes. He is 34 goals behind Howe for second, meaning he would need to go on an unprecedented run and end the season with more than 70 goals, a feat Ovechkin has never accomplished and which no one has since Alex Mogilny and Teemu Selanne each had 76 goals in the 1992-93 season.Will Ovechkin pa s Gretzky Will Barton Jersey for first place?Don't take it from us, take it from Gretzky himself.The earlier this season that "it's not even a question that he will pa s me, and I think it's great."Ovi still has a ways to go. He's 127 goals behind Gretzky for the lead. But as mentioned, he still has four more years left on his contract and he has averaged0.61 goals per game, so that means he'll need to play in roughly 208 more games while producing at that rate. That's just over 2 1/2 seasons, if every season is 82 games. That's very manageable for him.The most important thing is he isn't showing any signs of stopping. His XX goals this season are fourth-most in the league as he is putting together an MVP-worthy season. His age doesn't matter; he's still the most dangerous goal scorer in the NHL right now.Who is behind Ovechkin for career goals among active skaters?It's safe to say that no active player is sniffing Ovi's goal total for a while.Ovechkin's longtime rival Sidney Crosby sits in second in career goals among active players.The Penguins captain has totaled 505 goals, which puts him 43rd on the all-time list. He is two goals behind Denver Nuggets Jersey Canadiens legend Jean Beliveau, seven behind Gilbert Perreault, eight behind Jeremy Roenick and 10 behind Pierre Turgeon. Crosby will most certainly have moved into the top 40 by the time the 2021-22 NHL season concludes.