Alex Ovechkin knocked out Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov during a fight in the first period Monday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)There has been no shortage of reaction to Alex Ovechkin’s surprise knockout of Andrei Svechnikov in the Capitals’ Game 3 loss to the Hurricanes on Monday. https://t.co/DIVeG9guz9 — UFC (@ufc) April 16, 2019The 19-year-old Svechnikov’s older brother, Evgeny, a forward in the Detroit Red Wings’ system, was less enamored with the fight, which was over in seconds. In [Monday’s] game, Ovechkin hits him again and Svechnikov says, ‘You know what? Svechnikov will play hockey again, Ovechkin will play the next game.”This post has been updated.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2019 19:55 UTC