Last season Alexander Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky as the National Hockey League all-time leader in goals with his 895th of his regular season career. Now on Wednesday, Ovechkin reached another milestone as he scored his 900th NHL goal in a 6-1 Capitals win over the St. Louis Blues. Here is the reaction on X.
900 NHL GOALS FOR ALEX OVECHKIN!!! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/4HeKNfluoF
— NHL (@NHL) November 6, 2025
Here is a replay of the goal. Ovechkin of Moscow, Russia scored on the backhand from defenseman Jakob Chychrun of Boca Raton, Florida at 2:39 of the second period to put the Capitals up 2-0 at the time. It was one of three assists in the game for Chychrun. It was also only the third goal of the season scored for Ovechkin. The first came in a 5-1 Capitals win over the Minnesota Wild on October 17 and the second came in a 5-1 Capitals win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 24.
Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington tried to keep the puck for Alex Ovechkin’s 900th goal 😅
Gotta respect the effort 😭 pic.twitter.com/g40TrMVglI
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 6, 2025
In a rather bizarre circumstance Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington attempted to keep part of hockey history as a keepsake. It has been an awful start to the season for Binnington, who is playing himself off the Canadian Olympic team. He has a goals against average of 3.34 and a save percentage of .859.
The fact that Ovechkin decided to shoot this is the exact reason he has 900 goals pic.twitter.com/9cPGspCLli
— World Hockey Report (@worldhockeyrpt) November 6, 2025
The shot was from an awkward angle indeed. Not all of Ovechkin’s goals throughout his career have come from the faceoff circle.
Since making his NHL debut in 2005-06, Alex Ovechkin has scored 266 more goals than the next closest player:
Alex Ovechkin – 900
Sidney Crosby – 634#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/T19ygtXtiM— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 6, 2025
This is an interesting statistic. Crosby’s 634 goals are 16th all-time. As for total points, Ovechkin has 1631 points, which is 11th all-time. Crosby is the active leader with 1704 points (ninth all-time).
“Every milestone is a special moment. Tonight’s obviously a special one to be the first player ever to do it.”
Alex Ovechkin addresses the media after becoming the first player in NHL history to score 900 career goals.#Gr8ness pic.twitter.com/8V0ZNvFxd8
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 6, 2025
Here are Ovechkin’s comments that he made in his press conference.
