Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin set what was once believed to be an unbreakable sports milestone, overtaking Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goals record in NHL history on Sunday.
Ovechkin, 39, scored the 895th goal of his career at the 12:34 mark of the second period versus the New York Islanders, taking a pass from Tom Wilson and rocketing a shot past goaltender Ilya Sorokin. The game stopped while the historic occasion was celebrated with congratulations from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and "The Great One," whose record Ovechkin broke.
"They say records are made to be broken," Gretzky said during the on-ice ceremony, "but I'm not sure who's going to get more goals than that."
“I said I’d be the first one to shake your hand when you broke the record.”
— ESPN (@espn) April 6, 2025
Gretzky kept his promise 🤝 pic.twitter.com/Nqnl4EHtsL
Gretzky and Ovi mic'd up after the record-breaking goal 🔊
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 6, 2025
After that, Ovi just wanted to know where the puck went 😅 pic.twitter.com/AbsmkwKbRe
A photo worth 895-thousand words #Gr8Chase 📸 pic.twitter.com/40zDTnSXUV
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 6, 2025
Social media quickly filled up with observations and reactions to Ovechkin's historic achievement. The NHL noted that longtime Capitals broadcaster Joe Beninati called Ovechkin's first career goal and was
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