On This Day: Wayne Gretzky Breaks Gordie Howe's Record Against Canucks

On this day 30 years ago, Wayne Gretzky passed Gordie Howe for the most goals by any player in NHL history in a game against the Vancouver Canucks.

On this day 30 years ago, Wayne Gretzky passed Gordie Howe for the most goals by any player in NHL history in a game against the Vancouver Canucks. 

The Great One scored on a Los Angeles Kings powerplay 14:47 into the second period for goal 802.

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Gretzky and Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet are good friends and have coached together with the Arizona Coyotes and were behind the bench at the 2024 NHL All-Star game.

The game was stopped once he scored the goal and had a 15-minute standing ovation. 

The Canucks will go down in infomany as the team that gave up Gretzky's record-breaking goal. Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin isn't far behind from breaking the record.

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