Alex Ovechkin, Marc-Andre Fleury
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Ovechkin orchestrated a team-wide handshake between Capitals players and Fleury, who faced Washington for the final time in his career on Thursday.
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Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal on Wednesday to move three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 as his Capitals fell 5-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Ovechkin's goal was his 39th of the season, inching him closer to the 14th 40-goal season of his 20-year NHL career.
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Alex Ovechkin initiated a memorable moment on the ice in Minnesota even though he went scoreless for Washington in a 4-2 loss.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin called his teammates back on to the ice after a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday to pay their respects to retiring goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
The Capitals and Alex Ovechkin are riding high in the regular season, but the Stanley Cup Playoffs will present new challenges.
Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is playing in his final season in the NHL and many teams and players have found ways to honor or congratulate the future
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Yardbarker on MSNWatch: Alex Ovechkin, Capitals shake Marc-Andre Fleury's hand in final meetingWashington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin and Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been on-ice nemeses for 20 seasons.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin didn't get closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record on Thursday night, and his biggest moment came after the final horn. Following Washington’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild, the Capitals captain ran toward the tunnel and called his teammates back onto the ice to form a handshake line.
Ovechkin did not let a 4-2 loss to the Wild at Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota stop him from honoring the Wild star goalie, who is expected to retire at the end of the 2024-25 NHL season, as the 39-year-old Washington forward called his teammates to shake Fleury's hands.
ST. PAUL - Marc-Andre Fleury did not start in the Minnesota Wild's game against the Washington Capitals on Thursday but that did not stop Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals from paying respect to Marc-Andre Fleury after.
If Alex Ovechkin ends up breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894 goals, he will have Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury partly to thank. Having given up 28 goals to the Washington Capitals captain,