Last night, Alex Ovechkin became the 84th player in the history of the National Hockey League - and just the sixth active player - to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career. It took him all of 35 seconds to achieve this feat, opening up the scoring early in the eventual 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
For Ovechkin and his legion of fans in Capitals Nation, around the NHL, and across the globe, it has been quite a journey. And like all journeys, it comes with special milestones, reflected in his reaching each of the “hundreds” on his way to 1,000.