Written by Mike Chiari at Bleacher Report.com
Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin tallied his 1,000th career NHL point Wednesday night with a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
As seen in this video, courtesy of the NHL, Ovi needed just 35 seconds to light the lamp and join the exclusive club:
Ovi wasted no time picking up career point #1,000. pic.twitter.com/LZNzV9qIen
— NHL (@NHL) January 12, 2017
The #Ovech1Kin Puck. #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/UXGgd8JWJD
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 12, 2017
#Ovech1Kin pic.twitter.com/5LoIA80SKr
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 12, 2017
The Russian superstar became the 84th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point plateau and the 24th-fastest to do so, per the Capitals’ press release.
Ovechkin accomplished the feat in just 880 games, and the NHL tweeted a rundown of his Hall of Fame resume during the aftermath of his memorable night.
111 multi-goal games.
203 power-play goals.
546 goals.
880 games.
1,001 points.#Ovech1Kin pic.twitter.com/Nc71igjDbx— NHL (@NHL) January 12, 2017
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