Watch: Alex Ovechkin breaks his own NHL goal record vs. Blue Jackets

Alexander Ovechkin broke the all-time NHL goal record (again).

The Washington Capitals captain scored career goal No.

896 early in the first period on Sunday to put his team ahead 1-0 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

He extended the record he already claimed outright from Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky on April 6 .

So kind of O to set the most goals record at home for the fans pic.twitter.com/qwoUU0ardr Ovechkin beat goaltender Jet Greaves just over a minute into the period, the 184th different goalie he's victimized in his 20-season career.

He's fourth in the NHL in goals this season with 43 , even after missing 16 games with a broken leg.

After passing Gretzky, every goal Ovechkin scores for the rest of his career is technically a record breaker.

He still has one more year left on his contract with Washington.

The Capitals clinched the No.

1 seed in the Eastern Conference on Thursday and will meet the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a victory over Columbus on Sunday.

Austen Bundy is a journalist and sports junkie from the Washington, D.

C.

area.

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