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.

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin amassed this career total in a variety of ways. He had over 550 even-strength goals and 320 power-play goals,