Alex Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky for all-time NHL goals record

The Great Eight is now the greatest goal-scorer.

Alex Ovechkin completed his chase of Wayne Gretzky on Sunday at UBS Arena, scoring his 895th career goal to stand atop hockey’s all-time list, blasting the puck in from the top of his office, the left circle, for a power-play goal at 7:26 of the second period after Casey Cizikas went off for tripping.

Right after the puck hit nylon, Ovechkin went into a swan dive toward center ice, the Capitals and Islanders alike spilled off the benches and a crowd largely made up of Caps fans exploded in adulation.