Alex Ovechkin becomes first NHL player to score 900 goals in league history

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.

Washington Wing Capitals scored a historic goal against Jordan Binnington at 2:39 into the second period against the St. Louis Blues.

Ovechkin was hiding in the offensive zone and was at the bottom of the right circle when he deflected Jakob Chychrun's shot past the sliding Binnington, who was unable to recover in time.

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The bench cleared to celebrate the 40-year-old's accomplishment, and Binnington tucked the iconic puck down his pants in an attempt to prevent the Capitals from retaining it.

After breaking Wayne Gretzky's career record with his 895th goal in April, Ovechkin entered this season needing three more to reach 900. After four games without a goal, 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 still has a long way to go to reach the 1,000 mark, so this could be the final milestone for the star forward, who has won three MVPs and led the league in goals nine times.

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Washington Capitals left winger Alex Ovechkin (8) waves to the crowd after scoring his 900th NHL goal against the St. Louis Blues in the second period at Capital One Arena. (Jeff Burke/Imagn Images)

Ovechkin has been remarkably consistent throughout his career, rarely missing significant time due to injury. As a result, his major milestones were spread out fairly evenly, although going from 800 to 900 took a little longer.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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