Alex Ovechkin made history again. © APA / PATRICK SMITH

900 goals in the NHL: Ovechkin makes history

Ice hockey star Alexander Ovechkin became the first player in history to score 900 goals in the NHL.

06 November 2025

From: dpa

In the Washington Capitals' 6-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues, the Russian scored the second goal, making it 2-0. He has been the most successful forward in NHL history since last season, when he surpassed Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals in his career.

“This is a huge deal, nobody has ever done this in NHL history, and being the first is a special moment,” Ovechkin said. “It’s great to have done it at home, in front of our fans. My family was able to be here. That’s pretty cool.”

For Ovechkin, who has been criticized for his lack of distance from Russian President Vladimir Putin since the beginning of the war of aggression against Ukraine, it was his third goal of the season.