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If he does it then, there would be some symmetry. Gretzky scored his final NHL goal in March 1999 against the Islanders.
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Ovechkin is about to walk through that door.
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Gretzky made his first in-person appearance for Ovechkin in time to see the Washington Capitals captain score his 893rd and 894th goals to tie his mark.
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Wayne Gretzky has been helping Alex Ovechkin long before this record goal chase
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 Gordie Howe's record in the spring of 1994.
Ovechkin ties Gretzky’s NHL goals record with Nos. 893, 894
Alex Ovechkin has joined Wayne Gretzky atop the NHL goals list. Ovechkin scored his 893rd and 894th goals to tie Gretzky for the most in League history in a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena on Friday.
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