After the Capitals finished their practice at Rogers Place on Monday, their social media team shared photos of Ovechkin trying on Gretzky’s old glove and stick as well as one of his old jerseys.

Ovechkin was introduced to his new furry friends before putting Maxine, who was wearing sunglasses, on his back and grabbed the leash of Hammy, who had on a Capitals jersey, for a walk around the ...

It won’t just take a recall, though, as D.C. will also likely swap up their lines to account for Ovechkin’s offense. The second and fourth lines are not likely to change given their chemistry ...

Ovechkin is not a player who can be replaced with a one-for-one swap. The Capitals didn’t do ... a loss to New Jersey. Winger Taylor Raddysh, who has skated on the fourth line but played with ...