Oshie and Backstrom were by Ovechkin's side during the long journey to the record. Sunday's game was no different.

Former teammates thankful to be on hand for Capitals captain's iconic 895th NHL goal against Islanders in New York ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Sunday, and a moment with ...

As soon as I saw Nicky, I just want to cry,” Alex Ovechkin said Sunday, after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals ...

Brooks Orpik, T.J. Oshie, Braden Holtby and Devante Smith-Pelly also joined Backstrom on the ice. They performed the ...

Gretzky, of course, was in attendance at the Islanders game along with Washington star Nicklas Backstrom, who played for ...

Not to worry, kid. The duo of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dylan Strome supplied five helpers each on Ovechkin’s first 17 goals of ...

Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on Sunday in New York. Here's how history unfolded in real time and the reaction that ...

Nicklas Backstrom opens up about his feelings as he watches Alex Ovechkin approach the all-time goal record from the sidelines. Backstrom has assisted Ovechkin numerous times, but ongoing hip ...

Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin’s long-time Washington Capitals linemate, displayed his emotions in his postgame congratulations following Ovechkin’s record-breaking goal against the New York Islande ...

Alex Ovechkin dove into NHL history with a record-breaking shot from a familiar spot and a celebration fitting his fun-loving ...