Ovechkin breaks Gretzky NHL's all-time record with 895th goal

Amy Tennery - Reuters - 06/04
Ovechkin cheered wildly after the goal as his teammates jumped off the bench and swarmed him in celebration, while Hall of Famer Gretzky smiled widely in the crowd and joined the standing ovation.
ELMONT, N.Y., April 6 (Reuters) - Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career National Hockey League goal on Sunday to break the hallowed all-time record of Wayne Gretzky that was once considered unbeatable.
Ovechkin's goal came in the second period of the Capitals' road game against the New York Islanders when the 39-year-old Russian fired home from distance, as cheers reverberated around UBS Arena.

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