Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 500th goal on Sunday night. Let’s commemorate that accomplishment with five stats to know about it.
1. He’s the 43rd player, the third active player (joining Jaromir Jagr and Jarome Iginla) and the first Russian-born player to reach that mark. The 500th tied him with Lanny McDonald for 42nd in NHL history and the 501st later in the game passed McDonald on that list. His 26 goals are one better than Patrick Kane and Jamie Benn for the NHL lead.