The young fan of the team came to the match with a poster with the image of a Russian, who also had an appeal to the hockey player with a request to give the puck.

During the pre-game warm-up, Ovechkin drew attention to the child and presented him with his club.

Ask for a puck, pick up a stick. @ Ovi8 BEST! pic.twitter.com/Cjl4KlrdL1

- Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 9, 2019

Before that, Ovechkin had already given the club to a cheerleader after defeating Boston.

Earlier, “Washington” in overtime gave way to “Florida” in the NHL match.