The Washington Capitals and New York Islanders will meet on Sunday at UBS Arena as Alex Ovechkin looks to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal record.

Ovechkin is coming off a historic two-goal performance against the Blackhawks at Capital One Arena. A hat trick goal would have broken Gretzky's record, but he didn't want to score No. 895 on an empty net. That means hockey fans everywhere will be tuned in to watch Ovechkin and the Caps take on the Islanders.

The Washington Capitals are on the move to New York to face the Islanders with star Alexander Ovechkin tied with Wayne Gretzky for the NHL’s career goal record.

Gretzky, back then at least, was more than a hockey player to Canadians. He was homegrown royalty, a player of such quality, of such rare possibility, that he transcended the game we’ve always used to define ourselves.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Washington Capitals’ captain and super sniper, Alexander Ovechkin, broke Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record this weekend when he beat countryman Ilya Sorokin on a power play.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is now the leading goal-scorer in NHL history. Alex Ovechkin became the greatest goal scorer in NHL history because of a never-before-seen combination of a wicked shot,

With his 895th career goal on Sunday, the Washington Capitals star has accomplished what was once unthinkable and surpassed “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky, as the all-time leading goal scorer in NHL history.

Ovechkin’s dominance on the ice from the left circle defines his legacy as the greatest goal scorer in NHL history.

The star from Russia was the epitome of joyfulness on goal No. 895, just like he’s been on so many of his previous 894, replicating jumping into a fountain in Washington when he and the Capitals