Alex Ovechkin made history when he scored against the New York Islanders on a power play in the second period.

Even after Ovechkin broke Gretzky's all-time goals record, some of "The Great Ones" records will never be topped

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually reserved only for playoff races

After Alex Ovechkin completed his chase of Wayne Gretzky and the NHL goal record by scoring his 895th against the New York Islanders on Sunday, their statistical lines as goal-scorers are almost identical.

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

Washington Capitals’ left winger Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal, breaking “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record. To celebrate the historic moment, pop culture collectible company Funko released a limited-edition Ovi vinyl Pop!

In Gretzky’s first 12 seasons (1979-80 through 1990-91), during which Gretzky scored an almost unfathomable 718 goals — 12 40-goal seasons, nine 50-goal seasons, five 60-goal seasons, two 70-goal seasons,

Isles win second straight, Marc Gatcomb records first career multi-goal game and Alexander Ovechkin becomes the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer

Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in NHL history on Sunday afternoon when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard with Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 895th career goal in the second period of the Washington Capitals' 4-1 loss to the host New York Islanders.