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The Washington Capitals star is now tied with Canadian Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, whose once-untouchable record stood for 26 years.

He’s still strong and, of course, he has “that shot,” Fox said, while Gretzky, who was three inches shorter and 53 pounds lighter at 6-feet, 185 pounds, “could think the game better than anyone.”

Hudson’s family were big hockey fans, following the Kings during the Wayne Gretzky years.

Not since Wayne Gretzky’s hat trick put the Kings in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals has a hockey game had such implications for California.

The last time the Kings beat Edmonton in the postseason, Wayne Gretzky led the team in points.