Ovechkin scored the record breaker on the power-play with 12:34 remaining in the second period. He received a pass from Tom Wilson at the top of the left circle and fired past Sorokin for a goal that rewrote the history books. Ovechkin and Sorokin embraced on the ice when the game was paused for a ceremony.

Nashville has been a bogey city for the Islanders, who have now lost six in a row at Bridgestone Arena, the last win coming on Oct. 28, 2017. In addition to Tuesday’s heartbreaker, last year’s game ended with a freak Predators goal that hopped off a stick and over Sorokin’s head at the end of regulation.