Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with his 894th goal: ... I’m going,’” winger Tom Wilson said. “It was just so cool to be a part of it as a group. ...

Wayne Gretzky made his first in-person appearance during Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of the NHL career goals ... “You could tell he was genuinely happy for ‘O,'” longtime teammate Tom Wilson said.

"What Wayne and O have done for the game of hockey can never be replicated," said right wing Tom Wilson, who has played his own entire 12-year NHL career alongside Ovechkin in Washington.

Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd and 894th goals to tie his NHL record as ... “It’s bigger than the game right now,” said winger Tom Wilson, who like Gretzky is from ...

Wilson said. ”He’s truly a legend in every meaning of the word.” Ovechkin has one year remaining on his contract and he passed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record earlier this year.

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.

Tom Wilson' s second goal of the ... Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season for Washington on a deflection and is now 41 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky for the all-time lead (895).

Capitals' Tom Wilson scores twice with broken facial bone after being hit by puck. Story by Mike Brehm, USA TODAY ... pausing his chase of Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. ...

Tom Wilson shakes hands with Josh Anderson after Capitals series win. ... turned back the clock and finally broke the goal-scoring record of Wayne Gretzky while leading this team out on the field.

Tom Wilson thinks it’ll be a “very weird day” when Alex Ovechkin is no longer a Capital. Search query. ... and he passed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record earlier this year.