The Capitals decided to bring back the black Reverse Retro screaming eagle jersey for six home games this year, which they announced as a birthday present to Alex Ovechkin.
Ovi has been a vocal supporter of bringing the jersey back, with good reason.
The Caps first debuted the black Reverse Retro jersey in 2022-23, perhaps after Ovechkin himself floated some ideas. In the seven games they wore that jersey, the Caps’ record was 4-2-1. Ovechkin scored a whopping 11 goals in those seven games. He scored at least one goal in each game, including one hat trick.