As Ovechkin ties Gretzky’s NHL career goals mark, here are some of sports’ most hallowed records
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL regular-season record of 894 goals, one that has stood for more than a quarter-century. It’s a number that was seemingly untouchable. Gretzky, considered arguably the greatest hockey player of all time, set the mark with the New York Rangers in 1999 …