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NHL superstar Alex Ovechkin became the first player in league history to score 900 goals on Wednesday night — and the goalie he scored on then tried to hide the puck.
The Washington Capitals winger scored the historic goal against Jordan Binnington in a game against the St. Louis Blues, 2:39 into the second period.
Ovechkin was lurking in the offensive zone and was at the bottom of the right circle when he knocked Jakob Chychrun’s rebound past a sliding Binnington, who couldn’t recover in time.
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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) waves to the crowd after scoring his 900th NHL goal, against the St. Louis Blues, during the second period at Capital One Arena. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)
The bench cleared to celebrate the 40-year-old’s feat, while Binnington stuffed the scoring puck down his pants in an attempt to prevent the Capitals from keeping it.
After breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career record with his 895th goal in April, Ovechkin began the season with three more goals to reach 900. After four games without one, the 40-year-old Russian ended that drought in the third period against Minnesota on October 17.
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Ovechkin is in the final season of his contract, and there’s still a long way to go before he hits 1,000. So this could be the final goalscoring milestone for the star forward, who won three MVPs and led the league in goals nine times.
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) waves to the crowd after scoring his 900th NHL goal, against the St. Louis Blues, during the second period at Capital One Arena. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)
Ovechkin has been remarkably consistent throughout his career, rarely missing significant time due to injury. As a result, his milestones were pretty evenly spaced, although it took a little longer to go from 800 to 900.
