Alex Ovechkin blindly flicked the puck backwards and into the net to become the first player in NHL history to score 900 goals in a Washington Capitals victory.

Alex Ovechkin blindly flicked the puck backwards and into the net to become the first player in NHL history to score 900 goals in a Washington Capitals victory.

Alexander Ovechkin will now set his sights on another historic mark owned by Wayne Gretzky - combined regular season and playoff goals