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Gr8 Memories: Beast of the East

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We don’t know whether this will be Alex Ovechkin’s final season as a Washington Capital or not, but there’s never a bad time to reflect back on two decades of being treated to this amazing talent. So each game day throughout the 2025-26 season, we’re going to be picking an Ovechkin moment to remember against that day’s opponent!

The Caps took a huge step in the spring of 2018 when they finally bested their longtime rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the second round of the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 20 years.