Washington ¨C Alex Ovechkin became the first player in NHL history to score 900 career goals in the Washington Capitals¡¯ 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old Russian left wing, the NHL¡¯s all-time goal-scoring leader, notched the milestone tally in the second period of a blowout victory in his 1,504th career NHL game.
¡°Pretty cool, first player ever to do that, so it¡¯s a special moment,¡± said Ovechkin, who helped the Capitals snap a five-game losing streak.
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