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Ovechkin’s big hit dumps Chara into Capitals bench

File this under things you won’t see every day.

Or month.

Or year.

Zdeno Chara is a big man. Like pretty much seven-feet-tall big with his skates on. And here’s Alex Ovechkin, dumping one of hockey’s largest players into the Washington Capitals bench on a hit that looked more like a shoulder press.

If you watch it close enough, it sure looks like Chara has a bit of a smirk on his face as he looks back at Ovechkin.

There’s not many in the NHL who have the strength to move Chara off the puck, never mind off the ice.

Ovechkin can do a lot of things, and he’s been known to throw some big hits around. This one wasn’t bone-jarring, but it was impressive nonetheless.


Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck