WASHINGTON – What’s better than one Ovechkin?

How about three?

Alex Ovechkin was joined on the ice by sons Sergei, 7, and Ilya, 5, at the end of warmups Wednesday as part of the pre-game celebration for the Washington Capitals captain becoming the first player to score 900 NHL goals and for reaching 1,500 games earlier this season.

Ovechkin was honored during a ceremony prior to the Capitals hosting the Winnipeg Jets at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

Sergei and Ilya were part of the ceremony, along with Ovechkin’s wife Nastya and mother Tatyana. Nastya and Tatyana watched from the bench while Sergei and Ilya, who were dressed in their full equipment with black “Screaming Eagle” Capitals Ovechkin jerseys, passed the puck around with their father and took shots on goalie Logan Thomps

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