Alex Ovechkin became the first player in NHL history to score 900 goals in the Washington Capitals’ game against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. The goaltender who gave it up, Jordan Binnington, apparently wanted the puck as a souvenir. Ovechkin’s milestone goal came three minutes into the second period of Washington’s 6-1 win over the Blues on a …
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Greg WyshynskiNov 6, 2025, 12:31 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made hockey history Wednesday night, becoming the first NHL player to score 900 career goals. Ovechkin was eventually given that record-setting puck — once St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington stopped hiding it in his pants. In the second period …
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Screenshot: TNT After being a part of NHL history, Jordan Binnington was not in a sharing mood. The St. Louis Blues goaltender surrendered Alex Ovechkin’s 900th career goal, and then tried to keep the milestone goal puck for himself. As Ovechkin celebrated with his teammates along the boards, Binnington fished the puck out of the net with his stick and …
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