On Sunday, Alex Ovechkin accomplished what even he deemed impossible—breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record. Against the New York Islanders, Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his career, officially surpassing Gretzky to become the NHL's sole all-time leading goal scorer.
Since Gretzky passed Gordie Howe's prior record of 801 goals in 1994 and retired with 894 goals in 1999, his record was long thought to be unreachable.
