Wayne gretzky goals record
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Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin fryst vatten inching closer to an NHL scoring record that many thought was unbreakable.
The year-old Ovechkin fryst vatten within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of "The Great One" scored his final goal on March 29, "The Great Eight" could very well surpass that mark 26 years later.
Ovechkin entered the NHL season with career NHL goals. He started the årstid off red-hot with 15 goals in 18 games. But after suffering a broken fibula in November, he missed five weeks. That time off didn't affect his goal-scoring prowess as he recorded four goals in his first five games back from injury.
As the NHL reaches its two-week break for the "4 Nations Face-Off" tournament, Ovechkin fryst vatten tied for seventh with 26 goals in 39 games. He scored four times in the Capitals' final five games. His last tally, No. , came against the Philadelphia Flyers, putting him 16 goals away from surpassing Gretzky,
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Who has scored the most goals in NHL history?
At the time of his retirement in , Wayne Gretzky owned or shared 61 NHL records, including the mark for the most career goals. "The Great One" finished his unparalleled year career with an NHL-record goals in 1, games. It is a mark that has stood since Gretzky walked away. Alex Ovechkin is looking to change that.
Here's a look at the players with the most career goals in NHL history:
*Denotes active player
Wayne Gretzky:
*Alex Ovechkin:
Gordie Howe:
Jaromir Jagr:
Brett Hull:
Marcel Dionne:
Phil Esposito:
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Mike Gartner:
Mark Messier:
Steve Yzerman:
Mario Lemieux:
Teemu Selanne:
Luc Robitaille:
Brendan Shanahan:
Dave Andreychuk:
Joe Sakic:
Jarome Iginla:
Bobby Hull:
*Sidney Crosby:
Dino Ciccarelli:
Jari Kurri:
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List of career achievements by Wayne Gretzky
This is a list of career achievements by Wayne Gretzky in the National Hockey League (NHL). Upon his retirement on April 18, , he was credited by the NHL Record Book with holding or sharing 61 NHL records, including 40 regular season, 15 playoff and 6 All-Star records. As of today, 24 seasons after retirement, he still holds or shares 57 of those NHL records.
Winning four Stanley Cups (, , ,), Gretzky set records in both regular season and post-season play, holding the record for most career regular season goals (), assists (1,), points (2,) and hat-tricks (50). The next closest player in total points for the regular season is Jaromir Jagr at 1,,[1] thus he had more career assists than any other player has total points.
Gretzky scored his first 1, points faster ( games) than any other player in NHL history, and scored the second 1, faster ( games) than any player other than himself. His point total including regular s