Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin gives stick to young fan as birthday present

On Wednesday, Capitals fans saw a lighter and sweeter side of captain Alex Ovechkin. The fiery, trash-talking, big-goal-scoring Ovechkin gave one young fan in
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin gives stick to young fan as birthday present
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin gives stick to young fan as birthday present /

On Wednesday, Capitals fans saw a lighter and sweeter side of captain Alex Ovechkin.

The fiery, trash-talking, big-goal-scoring Ovechkin gave one young fan in Toronto a pretty awesome birthday gift: his game-used stick. The youngster had a sign requesting the memento from Ovi, and while he couldn't give it to her before the game, he made up for it by potting a goal before handing it off.

Not only did he apologize, but he made it up to her with a postgame meet-and-greet on what we're guessing is a birthday she won't forget.


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