Alexander Ovechkin named Captain of the Capitals…

Per NHL.com:

The ‘C’ on his sweater completes all of Alex Ovechkin’s personal goals. Still left for the superstar Russian left wing and back-to-back Hart Trophy winner is an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup championship, both of which are attainable this year.

In a move that really was only a matter of time, Ovechkin debuted Tuesday night as the Washington Capitals‘ captain, becoming the 14th player and first European in team history to bear the honor.

Chris Clark was the captain until he was traded to Columbus last week.

The Caps won in Ovechkin’s debut, beating Montreal, 4-2, Tuesday to snap a three-game losing skid. Alexander Semin scored twice and Tomas Fleischmann, in his first game at center, had a goal and two assists. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for just the eighth time this season.

“I’m proud. It’s a big honor for me,” Ovechkin said. “I’m going to do my best, but still I don’t want to concentrate on just having the ‘C’ on my heart. I’m going to do the same thing.”