At the time of his retirement in 1999, Wayne Gretzky owned or shared 61 NHL records, including the mark for the most career goals. "The Great One" finished his unparalleled 20-year career with an ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL goals record. In his pursuit of Gretzky, Ovechkin has passed one hockey legend after another while climbing through the top 10.

Ovechkin's game-winning goal was the 135th of his NHL career, tying Jaromir Jagr for the most all time. Ovechkin (1,467 games) tied Jagr (1,733 games) in 266 fewer games played.