The many fans who came to see Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals take on the BostonBruins Tuesday didn’t see the Great Eight make progress toward WayneGretzky’s goals record ...
1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the BostonBruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center WayneGretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season ...
WayneGretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games. Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record, having scored 872 times in 1,451 games through Wednesday night. That's a combined 2,938 ...