Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin set the NHL record for career goals when he scored No. 895 Sunday afternoon against the New York Islanders to pass Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

the Washington Capitals legend scored the 895th goal of his career to officially break Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record mark. It's one of those records we once truly never thought would fall ...

You have been amazing. You have been the consummate player, representing the NHL extraordinarily on and off the ice.” Gretzky followed and said, in part: “I know how hard it is to get to 894 ...