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Alex Ovechkin scores two sensational first-period goals after spending warmups with cancer survivor Alex Luey

By Ian Oland

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November 25, 2017 9:22 pm

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin invited 13-year-old, cancer survivor Alex Luey to the game Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Luey a youth hockey player for the Niagara Falls Flyers, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a cancer that lives inside the bone. Luey had part of his right leg amputated, but after a successful surgery and a new prosthetic, began re-playing the sport he loved most.

Ovechkin, inspired by the story, gave Luey tickets to the game in October and the gesture made Luey cry.

Fast forward to this evening and the pair spent most of pregame warm-ups together. Ovechkin and Luey even took a selfie together from the bench.

By the end of the game’s first 20 minutes, Ovechkin gave an even better gift to Luey. He scored twice. His first goal was one of his most beautiful tallies of the season.

Goal 1

Ovechkin’s first goal came 7:17 into the first period. Ovechkin somehow fielded a mid-air pass from TJ Oshie and took the puck end-to-end for a goal.

Luey was excited.

Goal 2

Ovechkin’s second goal, a power-play marker, came in the final minute of the first period. After a face-off win by TJ Oshie, Ovechkin went to one knee to fire a shot past Curtis McElhinney. The puck was rolling.

Luey was caught standing up in excitement after the goal.

Pregame, the Luey family got the royal treatment from the Capitals. Luey got to announce the starting lineups.

He also gave the boys pounds as they went out onto the ice.

Ovechkin even came over to the bench where Luey was hanging out to say hi.

The two took an adorable selfie together.

His night would only get better later.

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