Ovechkin scored his 895th goal to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history in a 4-1 loss at the New York Islanders on Sunday. He set the record at 7:26 of the second period on a power play, taking a pass from Tom Wilson and scoring on a wrist shot past Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin's blocker side from the top of the left face-off circle.

Alex Ovechkin has the NHL goals record, but Sidney Crosby has plenty of records of his own that his friendly rival will never touch.

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin have faced each other countless times throughout their intertwined NHL careers, but even the Pittsburgh Penguins' captain had his doubts about Ovi breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record.

Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday. Marc Gatcomb had two goals, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored,

Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on Sunday in New York. Here's how history unfolded in real time and the reaction that ensued

Alex Ovechkin is extremely grateful after breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal record.

Ovechkin’s dominance on the ice from the left circle defines his legacy as the greatest goal scorer in NHL history.

Alex Ovechkin has become the all-time leading goal scorer in NHL history, passing Wayne Gretzky with his 895th career goal for the Washington Capitals.

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. WASHINGTON — Sometime soon — Sunday maybe, perhaps Thursday — Alex Ovechkin will reach the summit.