Watch: Ultimate teammate Ovie serves up water during late timeout
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Alex Ovechkin knows the importance of hydration pic.twitter.com/5QJlwaUSiY
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) January 30, 2017
It takes a team to win an All-Star Game, kids. Never forget that.
Alex Ovechkin, one of the greatest goal-scorers in NHL history, served up a reminder that before you're a prolific sniper, or a stay-at-home defenseman, or a checking forward, you're a teammate first. And forever.
Up by a goal with 19.4 seconds left, Ovechkin made sure his Metropolitan Division teammates were hydrated well enough to get the job done. And they did, defeating the Pacific 4-3 to win Sunday's 3-on-3 tournament.