Wayne Gretzky will be in the house when history is made.
The NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer is expected to be in attendance for Alex Ovechkin's games as the Washington Capitals star gets closer to eclipsing the Great One's record, according to the league.
Gretzky, who owns a long list of individual records, has topped the goal category since March 1994 when he passed Gordie Howe's previous mark of 801. Ovechkin's goals have come in many forms through his career — from acrobatic to jaw-dropping to the one-timer that's fooled opponents for two decades. He's registered nine separate 50-goal seasons, including the 65 he scored in 2007-08, and has reached at least 40 an eye-popping 13 times.
The No. 1 pick at the 2004 NHL draft registered his ninth 50-goal showing in 2021-22 and put up 42 in 2022-23 — when he eclipsed Howe's 801 to move into second place all-time — before adding 31 more to his ledger last season. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said before the start of the season that the league did not view the impending accomplishment as something that should be diminished by the association.
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