Alex Ovechkin smiled while standing for a commemorative photo in the locker room, holding the puck he put in the net for his NHL-leading 50th goal.

"A good picture," the player known as Alex the Great proclaimed.

Ovechkin netted No. 50 in a season for the sixth time, tying a team record in the process with his 472nd career goal, and added an assist Tuesday night to help the Capitals push toward a playoff berth by beating the Hurricanes 4-2.