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Alex Ovechkin Had Priceless Celebration Right After Scoring NHL Record-Breaking Goal

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Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's record on Sunday.
Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's record on Sunday. | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

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Alex Ovechkin did it.

The 39-year-old Washington Capitals star scored his 895th career goal on Sunday to break Wayne Gretzky's record and become the NHL's all-time goal scoring leader.

The historic goal came in the second period against the New York Islanders when he buried a wrister from the top of the left face-off circle.

He had a priceless reaction after the puck hit the buck of the net:

What a moment. What a record. What a legend.

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Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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