Legendary Jaromir Jagr announces if he thinks Alexander Ovechkin can break Gretzky's record

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Ryan
July 25, 2022 (5:04 PM)

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Wayne Gretzky. The Great One. Only player in NHL history to score over 200 points (no Lemieux you only had 199) and only player to score over 90 goals in a season. Gretzky holds multiple records.

Most goals
Most goals, including playoffs, in a career
Most goals in one season -
Most goals in one season, including playoffs
Most goals 50 games from start of season
Most goals in one period
Most assists in a career -
Most assists, including playoffs, in a career
Most assists in one season
Most assists in one season, including playoffs
Most assists in one game -
Most assists in one road game
Most points in a career
Most points, including playoffs, in a career
Most points in one season
Most points in one season including playoffs
Most overtime assists in a career
Most goals by a center in a career
Most goals by a center in one season
Most assists by a center in a career
Most assists by a center in one season
Most points by a center in a career
Most points by a center in one season
Most assists in game during a rookie season
Highest goals-per-game average in one season
Highest assists-per-game average in a career
Highest assists-per-game average in one season
Highest points-per-game average in one season
Most 40-or-more goal seasons
Most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons
Most 50-or-more goal seasons
Most 60-or-more goal seasons
Most consecutive 60-or-more goal seasons
Most 100-or-more point seasons
Most consecutive 100-or-more point seasons
Most three-or-more goal games in a career
Most three-or-more goal games in one season
Longest consecutive assists game streak
Longest consecutive points game streak
Longest consecutive point-scoring streak from start of season

Never did we think that any of Gretzky's point or goal records could be touched, that is, until Alexander Ovechkin entered the scene. Ovechkin has been a goal scoring machine over his career and continues to produce at an elite pace even into his late 30's.

Jaromir Jagr stated the other day that he did not originally think Ovechkin was going to break the record, but he has changed his mind and now he definitely thinks he will:

Earlier, I thought Ovechkin didn't have any chance to break Gretzky's goal record. It was six years ago. But Alex has changed and became a better and more effective hockey player than when he was in his youth. I think he works harder now. He'll be able to break Gretzky's record if he can stay healthy and keep working as hard as now.
-Jagr