Watch: Ovechkin rips home 1,000th point in opening minute vs. Penguins

Alex Ovechkin needed just one shift to take care of his latest milestone.

The Washington Capitals star scored 35 seconds into Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, snapping home his 20th goal of the season and registering his 1,000th career point in the process.

By hitting quadruple digits in his 880th career game, Ovechkin became the second-fastest active player to accomplish the feat behind Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr, who reached the milestone in 763 contests.

Ovechkin became the 24th-fastest player, the first Washington Capital ever, the 37th with a single franchise, and the 84th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point mark.

As if that wasn't enough, the goal was also the 545th of his career, moving him past Maurice Richard into sole possession of 29th all time. He tied the Montreal Canadiens legend with a goal at the Bell Centre on Monday night.

He added another highlight-reel goal later in Wednesday's game, going top shelf with one of his patented one-timers on the power play.