BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues will attempt to break a four-game road slide when they play the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo has gone 5-2-2 in home games and 5-4-4 overall. The Sabres have committed 60 total penalties (4.6 per game) to rank seventh in the league.

Ovechkin, who broke Wayne Gretzky's career goal-scoring record with his 895th tally April 6, became the first to reach the 900 mark when he scored off a backhand in the second period of the Washington Capitals' 6-1 rout of the Blues.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th NHL goal in the Washington Capitals 6-1 win against the St. Louis Blues at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues after losing four in a row. Washington is 6-5-1 overall and 3-4-0 at home. The Capitals have a 2-1-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.

Dalibor Dvorsky scored his first NHL goal to start a St. Louis rally, and Pius Suter provided the game-winner with 1:23 to play as the Blues snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is the first NHL player to score 900 regular season goals. Breaking down his statistics.

Our Blues vs. Capitals predictions expect Alex Ovechkin & Co. to do some damage against a suspect St. Louis defense.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday night.

The Blue Jackets are 8-3-1 in the last 12 games against the Blues at NWA. The Jackets went 2-0 vs. the Blues last season. Jake Neighbours leads the Blues with 6 goals. Jordan Kyrou Leads the team with 8 points.