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Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe are all-time NHL greats Ovechkin posted his 895th goal in his 1,487th NHL game. It took the same amount of games for Gretzky to reach 894 goals.

Wayne Gretzky wore a No. 9 red pin to honor Detroit Red Wings legend and Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, as Alex Ovechkin scored a record 895th goal.

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 ...

Gretzky said it was important to “the integrity of the game” to make sure he was there in case Ovechkin broke his mark, just like Gordie Howe was when he set the record in spring 1994.

Wayne Gretzky wore a Gordie Howe pin to Alex Ovechkin’s record-breaking game. Gretzky’s wife gave Ovechkin’s wife a gift because Colleen Howe did that for her decades ago. pic.twitter.com ...

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.

Wayne Gretzky made his first in-person appearance during Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of the NHL career goals record in time to watch him tie it with No. 894.

The 39-year-old overtook Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894 goals after scoring in the second period in the Washington Capitals 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders in Elmont, New York.