Five NHL Records That Will Never, Ever Be Broken (Trust Us)

Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)

With Alex Ovechkin doing what many people thought was impossible, no NHL record is safe, right?

Not exactly. In fact, there's a chance a sharpshooter (Auston Matthews) comes along and takes Washington Capitals captain Ovechkin off the top of the NHL record book for goals.

But there are some records that are so preposterous, so incredible and so freakish that they will never fall.

Find out about five of them in today's video column.

Nobody thought The Great One's goal mark would ever be eclipsed and it was, but these ones are rock-solid, says Ken Campbell.

Washington Capitals winger Alexander Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s career goal mark of 894 goals on Sunday against the New York Islanders after tying the Great One in a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

thehockeynews.comOvechkin's 10 Best Goals On His Record-Breaking JourneyWashington Capitals winger Alexander Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s career goal mark of 894 goals on Sunday against the New York Islanders after tying the Great One in a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

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