As the NHL season draws to a close, Nathan MacKinnon leads the MVP race with an outstanding 102 points, overshadowing Alex Ovechkin despite his goal chase towards Wayne Gretzky's record. The Colorado Avalanche strengthened their playoff bid with a win over the Flames,

Washington (42-14-8), which has won four in a row, is tied with the Winnipeg Jets for first in the NHL with 92 points. Selanne believes Ovechkin’s record chase is fueling the Capitals, and their success as a team is helping him as well.

Alex Ovechkin is an exceptional goal-scorer. He is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s great record, and he doesn’t have many goals left to achieve it. The Capitals’ captain has 886 goals (!) on the counter and he only has nine left to score before breaking the record.