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.
Marc-Andre Fleury is not in danger of giving up the goal that allows Alex Ovechkin to break the all-time goal record.
Alex Ovechkin initiated a memorable moment on the ice in Minnesota even though he went scoreless for Washington in a 4-2 loss.
Christopher Hennessy is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints, with additional expertise in the NHL and golf. He graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022, and he has work experience at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders reporter.