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.
Alex Ovechkin initiated a memorable moment on the ice in Minnesota even though he went scoreless for Washington in a 4-2 loss.
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Ovechkin still has one more step to take, and as soon as the subject turned to trying to score his record-breaking 895th against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Sunday (12:30 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, TNT, SN360, TVAS), he returned to his familiar refrain.
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