Although the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals are usually bitter rivals, there's always been a mutual respect for each other.
Thursday night the Washington Capitals were at home facing the Pittsburgh Penguins, when Capitals captain and Penguins defenceman Kris Letang would share a special moment before the game.
These two warriors have had so many battles over the years with so many memorable moments. Ovechkin knows the the battles Letang has gone through enduring his second stroke, recently returning from 11 game lower body injury and losing his dad all in the span of the last two months, they would greet each other before doing battle once again.
Ovechkin and the Capitals would take this battle defeating the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout.