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Ovechkin reaches 1,000 career point milestone

In just 880 games, Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin reached 1,000 career points.

With a goal 35 second into Wednesday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ovechkin became the 84th player in the history of the NHL to reach the 1,000 point milestone.

“It’s a real big number,” Ovechkin said Wednesday morning. “Obviously it’s nice to do it at home in front of fans and my family. It’s special.”

The point also marks the first time a Capitals player has reached 1,000 points within the franchise.

Ovechkin is the first player to reach the milestone since San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau accomplished the feat on Nov.