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Wayne Gretzky made his first in-person appearance during Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of the NHL career goals record in time to watch him tie it with No. 894.

Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd and 894th goals to tie his NHL record as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase. Skip to content.

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on the all-time NHL goal-scoring record held by the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Stats and what to know about "The Great One." ...

In signature dramatic fashion, Alex Ovechkin scored the 894th goal of his career — and second of the game Friday night — to tie Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.

In total, when Gretzky was playing, the NHL’s scoring rate averaged 3.5 goals per team per game, and during Ovechkin’s tenure it dropped to 2.9. That works out to almost 50 fewer goals per ...