Chatfield pays the price in Hurricanes vs Capitals this evening

UPDATE: The pre-game ceremonies are over and the gloves have hit the ice!

Following tonight's pre-game ceremony for Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes renewed acquaintances. The last time the two teams met you may recall that 'Canes defenseman Jalen Chatfield absolutely body slammed Capitals forward Connor McMichael. Tonight, Chatfield answered the bell by dropping the gloves with Brandon Duhaime.

Check it out:

Debt paid.

Read below for our earlier report on this game and the pre-game festivities.

The Washington Capitals held a pre-game ceremony this evening to honor Alex Ovechkin and his passing of Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time goal scorer.

To watch the entire ceremony, check out the video below:

The ceremony featured a video tribute and plenty of gifts for Ovi and his family. Ovechkin's wife Nastya and his mother Tatyana both received giant bouquets of roses and pricy Rolex watches. Ovechkin himself received a golden hockey stick and a remarkable concrete sculpture celebrating his 895 goals, featuring a game-used stick and a real pair of his yellow laced skates.

Check it out:

His sons Sergei and Ilya were presented with golden mini-sticks:

The best part of the entire ceremony though, and maybe this is just funny to me because I'm a father, was the fact that the two young boys didn't seen even remotely interested in the sticks.

Check it out:

Kids, eh?

Can't even impress them with a literal golden hockey stick...