Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals teammates congratulated coach Peter Laviolette on Wednesday for winning his 700th career NHL game.
Ovechkin, standing between fellow leaders Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson in the locker room, gave Laviolette a silver stick in honor of the second-year Capitals bench boss for his recent achievement. The team posted a video of the surprise on Twitter.
“Lavy, from us on the team we want to congratulate you with the 700 career NHL wins,” Ovechkin said
The boys took time to recognize Lavi for his 700th career win this morning before practice#ALLCAPS pic.