Alex Ovechkin has left an impression since day one

ANAHEIM – Sitting in a mostly empty visitors’ locker room at Honda Center as he sits on the precipice of another major milestone, Alex Ovechkin didn’t need to be asked about the first game he played there.
Things that are unforgettable aren’t far from the mind.
“As soon as I stepped on the ice, I remember that,” Ovechkin said Tuesday. “We won 3-2. It was my rookie year. It was a pretty special moment.”
Special doesn’t begin to describe it. A