During a lightly attended optional practice today, the Washington Capitals allowed William Shannon, a five-year-old boy from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, to take the ice with some of his favorite childhood heroes.

Watch as the talented youngster is given a chance to score on a breakaway against Semyon Varlamov.

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This may very well be the most precious thing I’ve ever seen.

William suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His dream is to someday play for the Washington Capitals.

S/T to @itallfallsdwn for the video and @rinkrebel for tweeting it out.

Headline photo: Chris Gordon/RMNB