Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin has officially surpassed Wayne Gretzky's goals scored record.

Oveckin has also won a record nine Maurice “Rocket” Richard trophies, given annually to the NHL’s top goal getter. He has won three MVPs, and led the Capitals to a Stanley Cup win in 2018, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy that year for being the most valuable player in the playoffs.

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record on Sunday, April 6, with his 895th career goal.

For the 895th time in his NHL career, Alex Ovechkin scored a goal, then celebrated with his teammates. Nobody in the history of professional hockey has been better at either. The Washington Capitals superstar,

Alex Ovechkin stands alone as the most prolific goal-scorer in NHL history. The Washington Capitals legend passed Wayne Gretzky on the all-time scoring list with his 895th career goal in the second period of Sunday's game against the New York Islanders.

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.

Alex Ovechkin will reach the summit. In a career jammed with consequential goals, none will be remembered more than the next one. We’ll talk about it then, and we’ll do it in the grandest of terms, because that’s how it all works.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration in Washington. He potentially could have had one more but opted not to try to score on the empty net late.

While the tally itself was awesome, of course, so was the call from local broadcaster Joe Beninati of Monumental Sports Network. A longtime sportscaster, Joe B delivered an incredible call of Ovechkin's record-breaking goal.