Ovechkin joins Gretzky as only players to score 1,000 goals in regular season and playoffs

Alex Ovechkin has made more goal-scoring history.

The Washington Capitals veteran superstar sniper became the second player in NHL history to record 1,000 career goals in the regular season and playoffs combined on Sunday when he netted his 26th of the season on the power play against the visiting Colorado Avalanche.

Wayne Gretzky scored a total of 1,016 goals, including 894 goals across 1,487 regular season games and 122 goals in 208 postseason games.

The 40-year-old Ovechkin now has 923 goals in 1,562 regular season games and 77 postseason tallies across 161 games.

Ovechkin passed Gretzky for the most regular season goals of all-time last season.

The Russian is in his 21st season in the NHL after the Caps selected him first overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.

Ovechkin has won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the league’s top goal-scorer on nine occasions.

The Washington captain, who led the franchise to its first and only Stanley Cup title in 2018, is in the final season of a five-year, $47.5 million contract and is due to become a free agent this summer.