FBI Director Kash Patel celebrates Alex Ovechkin's historic night alongside Wayne Gretzky: 'Huge props'

Teammates poured onto the ice to surround Ovechkin. 

Ovechkin is one goal away from passing Gretzky - an opportunity he had Friday night, but refused to take. 

"He wants to break the record with a goaltender in the crease, which I appreciate," head coach Spencer Carbery said. "He told me that on the bench, and I just wanted to confirm that he didn't want to go out. And it's hard for us as coaches, because I just wanted to make sure in that moment: hat trick, at home. And he didn't want to go out and score on an empty net to break the record."

He added, "We have six games left, and he wants to break the record and have that moment where he's shooting the puck past a goalie."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.