Washington Capitals players have been keeping themselves busy since being eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the postseason on Thursday.
The latest example features Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael spending more quality time together. The pair of high-scoring Capitals forwards were spotted at the MGM National Harbor casino appearing to play blackjack.
A Capitals fan, who goes by the username No-Lion-1400, posted the photo to the Reddit Gambling thread with a joking title, “Who am I gambling next to?”
In the photo, Ovi looks off to the distance with a bottle of Stella Artois near his right elbow. Meanwhile, a perplexed McMichael focuses on the dealer as his Warroad Hockey Co. hat defies gravity and clings to the side of his head.
RMNB reached out to the Reddit user for comment and granted them anonymity so that they would not “risk my MGM status lol.”
“You can use the pic,” No-Lion-1400 said. “Ovi was not getting approached. His whole section was roped off and there was tons of security. He was with several other Caps players. I cashed out and yelled, ‘CAPS!’ Not much response and the security didn’t like it. They were not playing big hands from what I could see.”
Since the Reddit post was shared, the picture of Ovechkin and McMichael has been reposted on Hockey Reddit and shared by the Bleacher Report’s betting and hockey Instagram accounts.
Capitals fans on X have had fun with the viral photo, too, primarily zeroed in on McMichael’s gambling face and his hat.
All I can conclude from this is the power of friendship is really real.
