Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin can become the first player in the history of the NHL to hit 900 goals tonight, among other milestones he can also attain. The <a href='https://santamariatimes.com/ap/sports/capitals-and-senators-take-the-ice-in-eastern-conference-play/article_aebecee1-684a-5260-9852-3292d5aca30b.html' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Ottawa Senators have their work cut out for them Saturday evening when they play the Washington Capitals</a>, and the Alex Ovechkin juggernaut that cannot be stopped. Though last season was marked by Ovechkin chasing and surpassing Wayne Gretzky's all-time <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/washington-capitals/alex-ovechkin-makes-history-breaking-wayne-gretzky-all-time-goals-record' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>record for goals (894)</a>, the Capitals' captain is poised to surpass two more unfathomable benchmarks versus Ottawa. If Ovechkin hits the back of the net, he'll become the first and sole member of the NHL's mythical 900-goal club, an unthinkable feat given that just 20 players in league history have reached even 600. Each goal he scores further pads his own record and pushes the boundaries of what is possible in hockey. Saturday is also Ovechkin's 1,500th NHL career game, another elite benchmark. Just 23 players have ever gotten to that point, and only seven have done it with one team. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/SteveWarneMedia/status/1982107140547362993'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>Brent Burns has also hit the illustrious 1,500 game mark this season</h3> He'll be in the company of Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman, and Nicklas Lidstrom in that select group. Ovechkin can become the second to reach 1,500 games this season, after Colorado's Brent Burns did so earlier this month. To put it into perspective, Ottawa's all-time franchise leader in games played, Chris Phillips, played 1,179, illustrating just how remarkable Ovechkin's longevity has been. Now in the final year of his five-year, $47.5 million deal, the 40-year-old Ovechkin continues to defy age and expectation with seven points in eight games. Whether or not he chases down Gordie Howe's 1,687 games or Patrick Marleau's record 1,779, one thing is clear: Ovechkin's legacy is still being written, one milestone at a time.