Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with his 894th goal: ... I’m going,’” winger Tom Wilson said. “It was just so cool to be a part of it as a group. ...

"What Wayne and O have done for the game of hockey can never be replicated," said right wing Tom Wilson, who has played his own entire 12-year NHL career alongside Ovechkin in Washington.

Wayne Gretzky made his first in-person appearance during Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of the NHL career goals ... “You could tell he was genuinely happy for ‘O,'” longtime teammate Tom Wilson said.

He was set up by Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome and ripped a shot from the top of the left faceoff circle past Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin in the second ... Wayne Gretzky, 894 goals in 1,487 games. 3.

Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's career NHL goals record 00:13. ... He took a perfect pass from longtime teammate Tom Wilson and fired an absolute laser past Sorokin with defenseman Jakob ...

Wayne Gretzky will forever be linked to Alex Ovechkin in the NHL record books, ... "You could tell he was genuinely happy for 'O,'" longtime teammate Tom Wilson said.

Wilson said. ”He’s truly a legend in every meaning of the word.” Ovechkin has one year remaining on his contract and he passed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record earlier this year.

Tom Wilson shakes hands with Josh Anderson after Capitals series win. ... turned back the clock and finally broke the goal-scoring record of Wayne Gretzky while leading this team out on the field.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, the “Great One” had his own chase. Gretzky was in hot pursuit of ...

Gretzky broke Howe’s record a little over 31 years ago, since he scored 802 on March 23, 1994. He added 92 more before retiring in 1999 after a total of 1,487 games over 20 seasons.