Wayne Gretzky reacts to Alex Ovechkin tying his NHL goals record: 'That's OK'

Wayne Gretzky began to follow Alex Ovechkin on Friday night amid his trek to surpassing The Great One as the NHL's all-time leading goalscorer the trip was almost done in one day Needing three goals to surpass Gretzky Ovechkin scored twice to tie and tried his darnedest to get a hat trick Nonetheless Gretzky had been the solo leader for over years But now he has company and soon enough he will be looking up for the first time in a while CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMBut Gretzky is more than at peace with his record being tied and soon going down That's OK That's what the game's all about Gretzky reported to the Monumental Sports Configuration shortly after Ovechkin tied him Alex has been great for the match great for Washington great for his home country It's wonderful I'm very proud of him I'm proud of what I accomplished and that's what makes our encounter so wonderful is the great athletes we have and more importantly the good people that they are ALEX OVECHKIN ODDS WHEN WILL HE BREAK WAYNE GRETZKY'S SCORING RECORD Gretzky became the NHL s all-time goalscorer back on March when he surpassed Gordie Howe with his nd career goal He scored more before hanging up the cleats in to bring his total to Ovechkin lit the lamp just four minutes into the match against the Chicago Blackhawks to inch as close as he could Then just over five minutes into the third period the Capitals went on a power play and Ovechkin took advantage taking a pass and squeaking it past goalie Spencer Knight Ovechkin's next chance at the record will be on Sunday in New York against the Islanders with the puck set to drop at p m ET Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter