Overview
- Ovechkin scored No. 900 at 2:39 of the second period on a no-angle backhand off a Jakob Chychrun rebound past Jordan Binnington at Capital One Arena.
- Capitals players emptied the bench to celebrate as he became the league’s first 900-goal scorer in his 1,504th NHL game.
- During the celebration, Binnington tried to stash the puck in his pants before linesperson Michel Cormier retrieved it for preservation.
- Washington routed St. Louis 6-1, with Tom Wilson and Anthony Beauvillier scoring twice and John Carlson adding one, snapping a four-game losing streak.
- Ovechkin, who surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s career record in April, is in the final year of his contract and has not announced plans beyond this season.