Alex Ovechkin got Wayne Gretzky “a gift” on The Great One’s 62nd birthday.

Set up in his office, Ovechkin scored his 32nd goal of the season and his tenth PPG of the year.

The goal was Ovechkin’s 812th career goal.

The tally was a rare Russian Troika goal. Evgeny Kuznetsov found Ovechkin wide open in the left circle with a beautiful seam pass after a nifty exchange at the point with Dmitry Orlov. Kuznetsov got the primary assist and Orlov got the secondary apple.

Well would ya look at that 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/HzGeDFPhTW

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 27, 2023

The Capitals sarcastically saluted Gretzky on their Twitter account.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WAYNE! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/pwTM4Ujx5L

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 27, 2023

The tally brings Ovechkin within 82 of Gretzky on the NHL’s all-time goals list.

That was the third career goal Ovi has scored on Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith, who is no. 131 on Ovi’s victimized goalie list.

The tally was also Ovi’s 401st home goal, tying Mike Gartner for fourth on the all-time list.

Alex Ovechkin scores his 32nd goal of the season to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead. It marks Ovechkin's 401st career goal scored at home, which ties Mike Gartner for the fourth-most home goals in NHL history.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) January 27, 2023

It was also Ovi’s 139th career game-opening goal which is the most of all time.

Ovechkin, already the NHL's all-time leader in game-opening goals, scores his 139th career game-opening goal.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) January 27, 2023