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Alex Ovechkin scored only 24 seconds into Tuesday’s game in Chicago (if you were watching on ESPN, they ruined it by doing a cut-screen to Chris Chelios reading the opening line-up in the Blackhawks locker room). The first goal of the game was his 136th, breaking his tie with Jaramir Jagr for the best of all time. After Jagr is Brett Hull, with 131, and Gordie Howe, with 127.
Somehow, Wayne Gretzky is in 35th place on the all-time opening goal list, with 85.