On Sunday, Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal, passing Wayne Gretzky's record that's endured since 1999. Now, Ovechkin stands alone at the top of the NHL after this brilliant moment, and it seems like he's going to add a few more to his total before all is said and done for his career.

Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal , but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday. Marc Gatcomb had two goals, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored,

The 31-year-old Rockville, Maryland, native, who won a gold medal with the U.S. women's hockey team at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, took up the sport around the same time Alex Ovechkin was playing his rookie season with the Washington Capitals in 2005-06.