The first period of Monday’s Caps-Knights game was not a good one for Washington, but at least we got this mondo check from Alex Ovechkin on his old teammate Nate Schmidt.

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Ovechkin comes rushing up the boards, but Schmidt backs off. Ovechkin loops around and quickly deposits Schmidt into his own bench.

gr8 hits n8 pic.twitter.com/RzAFG35zic

— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) February 17, 2020

Vegas defender Jon Merrill helps Schmidt up with a look of concern on his face, but no worries: Schmidt was smiling on his very next shift.

The two shared a laugh later in the period.

Alex Ovechkin and Nate Schmidt share a laugh after Ovi deposited the former Capital into the Golden Knights bench with a big hit pic.twitter.com/0uSEE88A4B

— Ian Oland (@ianoland) February 17, 2020

So that was nice. Now maybe some good hockey?

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Headline photo courtesy of NBC Sports Washington