One of the many layers of Alex Ovechkin. Other than just chasing a breathtaking quest for Wayne Gretzky’s record. He’s only five goals far now! Anyway. 39 YO Washington Capitals’ captain was found having drinks with NHL 2025 Prospect Ryan Leonard. 20 YO Ryan Leonard is the hidden gem for the Washington Capitals’ chase for the Stanley Cup. Leonard, a Boston College Eagles alumnus, signed a hefty deal of $950,000 annually for three years with the Washington Capitals on Monday. The captain was hence found celebrating over drinks with the newest recruit, the rookie center for the Washington Capitals, their hidden gem to win the Playoffs! It was Hockey Forever’s Instagram post that brought Alex Ovechkin having drinks with Ryan Leonard to our notice. The official handle of Hockey Forever shared an IG post with their respective photos with an overlay text of “RYAN LEONARD SPOTTED AT BAR HAVING BEERS WITH OVI” and another IG post that had a bystander recording Alex Ovechkin and Ryan Leonard sitting near the bar top with their drinks served before them. The bystander captioned the recorded video as “Ovi is at circle rn”, translation - Alex Ovechkin is at Circle right now.Hockey Forever shared an IG post with a caption that read,“Ryan Leonard is gassing beers with Alex Ovechkin less than 10 hours after signing his entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals 😂(Via: NCAA84Overall/X)”Instagram users instantly reacted to this.One IG user wrote, ”Bros about to break the all time goal record and he’s just chilling”Another IG user expressed, ”That’s a team leader breaking the kid in and making him feel right at home with the boys” A third IG user pointed out about Ryan Leonard, ”Is he playoff eligible?”A fourth IG user found it to be, ”A good way to celebrate a new contract”A fifth IG user expressed concern over their privacy, ”Leave em alone. Just a few beers with boys”A sixth IG user mentioned Sidney Crosby, “You wouldn’t catch Crosby doing legend sh*t like this”Also Read: "It's not like basketball," Martin Biron calls out Niko Mikkola for his reckless last-second long shot | NHL News - The Times of India