In an historic moment for hockey yesterday, Washington Capitol star Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky's all-time record for most career goals.

In a game against the New York Islanders, Ovechkin scored his 895th goal, a record once thought unbreakable.

Ovechkin fires!

Score!

The Chasing D! Thought Unbreakable. Ovechkin fires! Score! The chasing days are done!

With his trademark shot from the spot on the ice known as his office,

39-year-old Alex Ovechkin officially cemented himself as the NHL's all-time leading

score. The goal broke one of the

sports legendary records held by Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky for 31 years. Gretzky was in New

York to witness it and congratulated Ovechkin on the ice.

I can tell you firsthand, I know how hard it is to get the 894, 895 is pretty special.

Alex, I said I'd be the first guy to shake your hand when you broke the record.

And I wore this pin.

The Russian-born Ovechkin made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals in 2005 and has been the leader of the team ever since, eventually becoming captain.

He scored 50 or more goals for nine seasons and was named one of the top 100 NHL players of all time in 2017.

He's also been named League MVP three separate times in 2008,

2009 and 2013. After Sunday's game, Ovechkin said he was still processing the moment.

When I was tying the record, I still can't believe it. And, you know, it was so emotional, it was such a great night, but this is something crazy.

I just said I'm probably going to need a couple more days, so maybe a couple weeks to realize what does it mean to be number one.

But what I can say, I'm very proud.

For more now on Ovechkin and this record-breaking achievement, I'm joined by Joe Beninotti,

who's been doing play-by-play announcing for the Capitals on the Monumental Sports Network.

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