Capitals defenseman pepper-sprayed on Saturday

I imagine he had a hard time swallowing the Capitals’ loss to the Hurricanes the night before…

According to ARLnow, the incident occurred around 3:30 Saturday morning in the middle of the Clarendon bar district, a popular spot among Washington athletes. According to radar, he was caught fighting in front of a pizzeria. Trying to break up the fight, police pepper-sprayed him.

Shortly afterwards, the identity of the person involved was revealed, and it was indeed the Capitals’ defenseman. In 2023, he signed a two-year contract worth $1.65 million.

Let’s not forget that Alexeyev was the one who crosschecked Brendan Gallagher in the face in the playoffs.

He is the third Russian hockey player to have had problems with the law and/or the police in the space of just a few days. First, Matvei Michkov had a car accident, then it was announced that Ilya Kovalchuk was driving erratically and, finally, Alexeyev didn’t behave well in public.

In any case.

There’s no trial date in sight; the defender was released some time after being taken to the Arlington County Jail in the courthouse.

Overtime

– One of the best trios in the series.

– Let him come to Montreal.

– I’d pay dearly… very dearly.

– Moncton, QMJHL champion.

– He may have cemented his place in the top-3 of the next draft.