Washington Capitals superstar and living legend Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal, overtaking 'The Great One' Wayne Gretzky for all-time career goals in the National Hockey League. There are very few people in the hockey world that could have imagined at the time of Gretzky's retirement that this record would fall 25 years later.

Alexander Ovechkin scored his 895th career NHL goal during the second period of the Washington Capitals’ game against the New York Islanders on Sunday to surpass Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading goal scorer.

But as Alexander Ovechkin closes in on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record of 894, he is leaving nothing to chance. The Washington Capitals star is a well-known and longtime collector of his own memorabilia as well as those of opposing players.

Here is everything Ovechkin said in his postgame press conference after breaking Gretzky's all-time goals record: On how it feels to break Wayne Gretzky's record: "To be honest wi

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s longstanding record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career.

Alex Ovechkin stands alone as the most prolific goal-scorer in NHL history. The Washington Capitals legend passed Wayne Gretzky on the all-time scoring list with his 895th career goal in the second period of Sunday's game against the New York Islanders.

With the excitement of a child, the 39-year-old belly-flopped onto the ice as tens of thousands of fans around him cheered and chanted, “Ovi! Ovi!” while teammates streamed off the bench, mobbing

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored goal No. 895 against the Islanders on Sunday, passing Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's all-time goal scoring leader.

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career.