Alex Ovechkin scored goals #895 Wayne to break Gretzky’s NHL scoring record of all time

For Alex Ovechkin, the goal in the match on Sunday sounds like many people – in the power game, a strong scorer from the top of the left Faceoff circle.

But that was the date. For the Washington Capitals star, this 895th target of the normal season career was the record of NHL’s new all -time leader after Wayne Gretzky, the big “Wayne Gretzky, for more than 30 years.

After scoring goals, Ovechkin shifted to the ice belly and his teammates shouted with pleasure as he ran to the ice in a cheerful gang. And crowded – even in a displacement game against New York Islanders – roared and said his name.

The game paused for more than ten minutes for an official celebration as soon as Ovalkin scored goals. Both stalls, both teams, capitals and the islanders, Ovechkin’s hand to shake the line was emptied. Gretzky joined ICE with Ovechkin’s family and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

“I can tell you first -hand, I know how difficult it is to reach 894.” He said. “895 is quite special.”

Gretzky, “they say that the records are made to break, but I’m not sure who will get more goals than this.”

Ovechkin’s chase for the record of Gretzky was the story of the ceiling of the entire NHL season. Last Friday scored two goals to see the record in Washington. Later, the ticket prices of the game on Sunday in New York rose to $ 1,000 or more, while fans competed for the opportunity to see the history.

39-year-old Ovechkin, this season, the second oldest, 20th, 20th and 20-year-old rookie as it was a rookie scored in the same clip-almost two goals in three games.

Washington Capitals’ 8th Alex Ovechkin is celebrating his teammates with his teammates after scored 895.

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The durability and production combination allowed him to score a higher rate than most players in his 30s and more than most players in the league.

Sunday’s goal, Ovechkin scored 42 goals this season, third league-diameter-Kasim, although he broke his leg in a match, his career’s longest injury pause of 16 matches forced to miss a injury. (All of the other five players who scored the most goals this season are in their 20s.)

“What moment for the hockey, my family, myself, this organization, what a moment for my teammates. Obviously,” he said in a TV interview with a monumental sports network during the game.