Mark another milestone for Alex Ovechkin’s legendary career.
The Russian great became just the second player in NHL history to score 1,000 total goals between the regular season and playoffs on Sunday against the Colorado Avalanche.
Ovechkin’s 1,000th came in familiar fashion as he blasted a power-play goal home from his office in the circle.
The goal marked his 26th of the season and was a critical one for the Capitals, tying the game 2-2 late in the third period and clinching the team one point in an eventual 3-2 loss.
Colorado’s Brock Nelson scored the winner.
Ovechkin joins Wayne Gretzky, who scored a combined 1,016 goals between the regular season and the playoffs, as the only men to reach the 1,000-goal milestone.
The 40-year-old Ovechkin stands alone in the NHL record book as the only player to reach 900 career regular-season goals. He is the all-time goal-scoring leader with 923.
