Alex Ovechkin scores his 900th NHL goal with the Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin pushed his record goal total to a new level Wednesday night, scoring against Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues to reach 900.

WASHINGTON — The NHL now has a 900-goal club.

Charter member: Alex Ovechkin, of course.

The Washington star pushed his record total to a new level Wednesday night, scoring against Jordan Binnington of the St. Louis Blues to reach 900. The milestone came 2:39 into the second period.

Ovechkin was lurking in the offensive zone and was at the bottom of the right circle when he backhanded Jakob Chychrun's rebound past a sliding Binnington, who wasn't able to recover in time. The bench cleared to celebrate the 40-year-old's accomplishment, while Binnington tucked the milestone puck into his pants to try to prevent the Capitals from keeping it.

After breaking Wayne Gretzky's career record with his 895th goal in April, Ovechkin entered this season needing three more to reach 900. After four games without one, the 40-year-old Russian ended that drought in the third period against Minnesota on Oct. 17.