Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scored his 895th career goal this weekend. That put the 39-year-old superstar captain ahead of the former record holder, Wayne Gretzky, who congratulated him in a ceremony on the ice,

Wayne Gretzky is no longer the leading NHL goal scorer after Alex Ovechkin moved clear of the Hockey Hall of Famer in the record books with his 895th career goal against the New York Islanders

For years, the adage ‘records are meant to be broken’ didn’t apply to Wayne Gretzky’s. Now it does, thanks to Alex Ovechkin.