After Alexander Ovechkin notched his 895th career goal last season, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s long-standing NHL record, the Great One quipped that should the Russian sniper become the first to hit the 900-goal plateau, he might buy him a car.

On Wednesday in Washington, the Great 8 accomplished the once unimaginable feat in a win over the St. Louis Blues, raising the question as to whether Gretzky will make good on his offer.

“You get to 900 and I might buy you a car,” Gretzky told Ovechkin after the 31-year record fell in an April game against the New York Islanders.

“I will try,” the future Hall of Famer replied.

In making his playful offer on the ice that night, Gretzky was referring to his own experience of breaking Gordie Howe’s goal record in 1994 while playing for the Los Angeles

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