The Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin is chasing the Great One (Wayne Gretsky’s) goal record of 894 goals in his career. Alex Ovechkin known as the Great 8 or Ovi sits at 879 goals in his career which means he is 16 goals away from breaking the record and we are halfway through the season. Alexander Ovechkin broke his ankle during the season and is still able to score goals and get closer to breaking the record. There are about 27 more games left and if he scores at a goal per game or every other game he can end up breaking it. 

Wayne Gretsky, when he was a little boy, about 10 years-old, scored 500 goals in a season and was given the nickname the Great One before he got into the NHL and at first he didn’t like the nickname but once he started scoring in the NHL he started being okay with it. Wayne Gretsky had to beat Gordie Howe to set the NHL record for scoring the most goals in the NHL. Wayne Gretsky has played 1487 career games scoring 894 goals, he got 1963 assists and got 2857 points. Wayne Gretsky finished his career in the 1998-1999 season. Wayne Gretzky has won 4 Stanley cups, however Alex Ovechkin has only won 1.