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The Great 8 is officially the greatest goal scorer of all time 鈥� along with one other. Alex Ovechkin recorded his 894th career goal on Friday, tying Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history.
Ovechkin鈥檚 second goal Friday 鈥� and his 41st of the season 鈥� moved him into a tie with Gretzky, who was in attendance at Capital One Arena as the Capitals hosted the Chicago Blackhawks.
鈥淚 think what’s happening right now, it’s great for hockey, great for D.C.,鈥� Ovechkin said ahead of Friday鈥檚 game. 鈥淚t’s pretty cool.鈥�
Gretzky had been the NHL鈥檚 all-time goal-scoring leader since passing Gordie Howe on March 23, 1994.
鈥淚鈥檓 so proud of the fact that I鈥檓 here tonight,鈥� Gretzky said during the first intermission. 鈥淚 thought yesterday, ‘Gosh, we better get on the plane and get up there because he might get three (goals) tonight.’ When he scored four minutes in I thought, ‘Oh my God, we might be able to leave after the first period.'”
The 39-year-old Russian superstar entered play Friday with a three-game goal scoring streak and with four goals in his prior five games. Any potential burden he may have felt with the extra attention as the record neared was seemingly brushed aside.
鈥淭he entire game of hockey is on his shoulders right now,鈥� longtime teammate Tom Wilson said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 guys like me, his teammates, who feel pressure on a nightly basis and this is next level. So to be able to handle that and to continue to perform and lead this team, it鈥檚 remarkable.鈥�
The all-time goal scoring record is a fitting milestone for Ovechkin, who burst onto the scene with a 52-goal rookie season in 2005-06 and has seemingly never stopped.
Ovechkin鈥檚 first goal Friday secured his NHL-record 14th career 40-goal campaign. He also became the first player in NHL history with at least three 40-goal seasons after turning 35.
On his first of the night, Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 in, taking a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and banking the puck off the far post and the goaltender鈥檚 back and in.
Ovechkin was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and is the NHL鈥檚 longest-tenured player with one franchise.
His next goal will move him into sole possession atop the NHL鈥檚 all-time goal-scoring ledger, as he鈥檒l become the 10th player to hold the distinction and the eighth since Joe Malone pulled ahead in 1921.
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