Capitals' Alex Ovechkin first NHL player to score 900 goals

WASHINGTON -- The NHL now has a 900-goal club.

Charter member: Alex Ovechkin , of course.

The Washington Capitals star pushed his record total to a new level Wednesday night, scoring against Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues to reach 900. The milestone came 2:39 into the second period of the Capitals' 6-1 win .

Ovechkin was lurking in the offensive zone and was at the bottom of the right circle when he backhanded Jakob Chychrun 's rebound past a sliding Binnington, who wasn't able to recover in time. The bench cleared to celebrate the 40-year-old's accomplishment, while Binnington tucked the milestone puck into his pants to try to prevent the Capitals from keeping it. He eventually relinquished the puck to linesperson Michel Cormier when he was pulled from the game fo