Alex Ovechkin finally scored his 900th goal on Wednesday, becoming the first player to do so in the history of the NHL. He scored the goal against St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington.
Entering the 2025-26 season, he had 897 goals. He had to play 13 games to score three more goals in order to reach the historic 900th goal milestone.
The Washington Capitals captain became the NHL’s all-time goals leader in April, and nearly seven months later, he has registered his 900th goal. He scored the goal in front of his home crowd at Capital One Arena in a 6-1 win for the home team. He scored at 2:39 into the second period with a spinning backhand shot.
“Obviously, it’s a special one to be the first player ever to do it,” Ovechkin said.
A funny moment followed the goal when Blues goalie Jordan Binnington tried to hide Ovechkin’s 900th goal puck in his pants. An X account shared the clip in which Binnington was later caught by a linesman after hiding the puck.
The funny moment drew attention from NHL fans, who reacted with jokes.
“What if he was hiding a decoy there already?” One fan questioned in a joke.
“Pretty much the only puck he saved that game.” Another fan joked, considering the Blues’ loss.
“I know people hate Binnington but if every team had one of these guys the NHL would be 10x more entertaining,” one fan wrote.
“Enough pucks are already getting past him he doesn’t need to hold onto any,” another fan joked.
“He just made himself apart of the lore. The part people laugh at,” a fan mentioned.
“That puck is worth more than Binnys entire contract,” one fan joked, considering the importance of the 900th goal puck.
“I love this from Binners the Loki of the league he wanted a sentimental puck for his memories with Ovie hahahahaha,” another fan mentioned.
Binnington’s prank came during a rough stretch for him. He has just one win in his last seven games, with a 1–4–2 record. Despite the odd moment, Ovechkin’s milestone stood out as a major achievement. The goal added to his NHL-record total for game-winning goals and helped the Capitals end a four-game losing streak.