Alex Ovechkin becomes first NHL player to score 900 goals in league history
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NHL superstar Alex Ovechkin became the first player in league history to score 900 goals on Wednesday night, and then the goalie he scored against tried to hide the puck.
The Washington Capitals wing scored against St. Louis at 2:39 of the second quarter. He scored the historic goal against Jordan Binnington in the match against the St. Louis Blues.
Ovechkin was lurking in the offensive zone and was at the bottom of the right circle with a shot that glided over Binnington, who couldn’t collect Jakob Chychrun’s rebound in time.
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Washington Capitals’ left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) beat St. Louis in the second period of Capital One Arena. He waves to the crowd after scoring his 900th NHL goal against the St. Louis Blues. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)
As the bench left to celebrate the 40-year-old’s accomplishment, Binnington tucked the milestone puck into his pants to prevent the Capitals from holding on to it.
Ovechkin, who broke Wayne Gretzky’s career record with his 895th goal in April, entered this season with three more goals and 900 goals. After four games without a shutout, the 40-year-old Russian ended that drought in the third period against Minnesota on Oct. 17.
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Ovechkin is in the final season of his contract and it’s a long way from there to 1,000, so this could be a late-round scoring milestone for the star forward, who has won three MVP awards and led the league in scoring nine times.
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Washington Capitals’ left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) beat St. Louis in the second period of Capital One Arena. He waves to the crowd after scoring his 900th NHL goal against the St. Louis Blues. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)
Ovechkin has been remarkably consistent throughout his career, rarely missing significant time due to injury. As a result, the milestones were fairly evenly spaced, although it took a little longer to get from 800 to 900.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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