By Amy Tennery ELMONT, N.Y. (Reuters) -Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career NHL goal on Sunday to break the hallowed all-time record of Wayne Gretzky that was once considered unbeatable.

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of 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,

Isles win second straight, Marc Gatcomb records first career multi-goal game and Alexander Ovechkin becomes the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. WASHINGTON — Sometime soon — Sunday maybe, perhaps Thursday — Alex Ovechkin will reach the summit.

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in his NHL debut in 2005. Here is video of his key goals on the road to breaking Wayne Gretzky's record.

With Washington on a power play, Ovechkin took a pass from Tom Wilson and sent a wrist shot past Ilya Sorokin blocker side from the top of the left face-off circle to cut New York’s lead to 2-1. Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves for the Capitals (49-19-9),

Capitals fans across the DMV celebrated Sunday afternoon when Alexander Ovechkin scored a goal that put him ahead of Wayne Gretzky. The Caps key player reach 895 goals with his shot against the New York Islanders.

With Wayne Gretzky watching from the stands, Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's new No. 1 goal scorer on Sunday against the New York Islanders.