Alex Ovechkin became the first player in NHL history to score his 900th career goal in the Washington Capitals’ 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.

The 40-year-old Russian left wing, the NHL’s all-time goal scoring leader, notched the milestone tally in the second period of a blowout victory in his 1,504th career NHL game.

“Pretty cool, first player ever to do that, so it’s a special moment,” said Ovechkin, who helped the Capitals snap a five-game losing streak.

“With losing streak, it was a kind of an important goal and obviously 900 was number one.”

Asked to select his favorite goal, Ovechkin smiled and said, “Every goal is so hard to score in this league. I can’t pick one.”

Ovechkin has not announced his plans beyond this season but was clearly excited about the youn

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