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Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th goal of his career on Sunday.
From CBS News
Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin made NHL history on Sunday, scoring the 895th goal of his 20-year career and passing the iconic Wayne Gretzky for first place on the all-time list.
From The New York Times
Budweiser decided to share a toast with the 28 goalies who never gave up a goal to Ovechkin.
From National Hockey League
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The Washington Capitals superstar passed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer on Sunday when he scored career goal No. 895 against the New York Islanders. As he has done so many times throughout his career, Ovechkin scored the record-breaking goal on the power play from the top of the left faceoff circle.
Ryan Leonard arrived with the Capitals amid Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Gretzky’s goals record. Then he got the kind of NHL introduction that kids dream of.
In the stands at at Capital One Arena on Friday night, FBI Director Kash Patel sat alongside Wayne Gretzky to watch Alex Ovechkin tie his NHL record.
Ovechkin scored the first goal of the game in the first period, and he appropriately tied Gretzky with a one-timer from his left dot office on the power play in the third period. That goal turned out to be the game-winner in a 5-3 Washington win over the Hawks.