Tom Wilson was one of those players. And the Washington Capitals winger, ... This is the story of how Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals. GO FURTHER.

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.

"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 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.

The TNT broadcast showed a "sound on" moment between Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky. When Ovechkin shook hands with Gretzky, the Great One urged the Great Eight to get to 900 goals.

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.

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.

Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd and 894th goals to tie his NHL record as ... “It’s bigger than the game right now,” said winger Tom Wilson, who like Gretzky is from ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...