Ovechkin gives stick to young fan as birthday gift

Alex Ovechkin gives stick to young fan on her birthday. (Picture by Luke Fox)

It was a good night for the Washington Capitals, who earned a 6-2 win over the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs.

But it was a great night for one young Alex Ovechkin fan, who had her birthday wish come true thanks to the Capitals star.

The young fan created and brought her sign to the Air Canada Centre and was seen holding it up at points through the game. Ovechkin first noticed her in the pre-game warmups and took the time to come out and meet her after the victory. Oh, and he granted her wish, too.

luke fox on Twitter

Stephen Whyno on Twitter

Ovechkin scored one goal, an empty-netter, in Wednesday’s win. But his best play was this assist at the end of the night. Kudos to Ovie.

When submitting content, please abide by our submission guidelines, and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.