This article is from: baltimoreravens.com
By Amy Tennery
ELMONT, N.Y. (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.
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.
The goal marked the latest feat in a glittering career that will inevitably usher Ovechkin into Hockey’s Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York and Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Alexandra Hudson and Ed Osmond)
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