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Ovechkin becomes 4th-fastest player to score 600 career goals

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Alex Ovechkin didn't need long to hit the 600-goal plateau Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets, following up his first-period marker with the milestone goal early in the second.

The Washington Capitals star became the 20th player, and fourth-fastest in league history, to hit the 600 mark.

Player Games Needed To Score 600 Goals
Wayne Gretzky 718
Mario Lemieux 719
Brett Hull 900
Alex Ovechkin 990

Ovechkin's second of the night was No. 42 on the season, while his first moved him past Jets forward Patrik Laine and back into the league lead. Laine got one of his own in the third period to pull within a goal of Ovechkin.

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