NEW YORK 鈥斕鼳lex Ovechkin听has broken Wayne Gretzky鈥檚 record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career.
The Washington Capitals鈥� captain made history Sunday against the New York Islanders by beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play in the second period. Ovechkin had never scored on Sorokin before, making his countryman the 183rd different goaltender he has beaten.
Just as they did after he scored No. 894 minutes earlier, teammates mobbed the 39-year-old Russian to celebrate the accomplishment, which replaced a record that had stood for 31 years.
Gretzky鈥檚 total听of 894 goals had long seemed unapproachable. Ovechkin passed it even after missing 16 games in November and December because of听a broken left leg, a testament to his durability and a knack for putting the puck in the net consistently for two decades. He surpassed 40 goals this season for a 14th time 鈥� two more than Gretzky and also the most in league history. Read the full story here:
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Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky鈥檚 record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. Ovechkin made hockey history on Sunday in a game against the New York Islanders. He scored on countryman Ilya Sorokin for the first time, doing it a power play with 12:34 left in the second period. The 39-year-old Russian superstar did it even after missing 16 games in November and December because of a broken leg. Sorokin became the record-extending 183rd different goaltender Ovechkin has beaten during his two-decade career in the league.
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