Alexander Alexeyev Records First NHL Point on Goal By Anthony Mantha

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

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The Washington Capitals drafted defenseman Alexander Alexeyev with the final pick in the first round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, just weeks after their first-ever Stanley Cup championship. On Friday night against the Seattle Kraken, he picked up his first NHL point.

Alexeyev, who has seen time in the Capitals’ lineup due to injuries to Dmitry Orlov and Martin Fehervary on the blueline, picked up a secondary assist on Anthony Mantha’s second periof goal against Seattle at Capital One Arena, picking up his first Point in the NHL.

GRUNGE GOAL pic.twitter.com/V35hXN9oWx

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 10, 2022

Alexeyev, who made his NHL debut earlier this season, has played in five games this season, averaging 13:07 of ice time.

Alex Alexeyev recorded the secondary assist on Mantha’s goal, marking his first career NHL point.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) December 10, 2022

By Michael Fleetwood

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Michael Fleetwood was born into a family of diehard Capitals fans and has been watching games as long as he can remember. He was born the year the Capitals went to their first Stanley Cup Final, and is a diehard Caps fan, the owner of the very FIRST Joe Beninati jersey and since then, has met Joe himself. Michael joined the NoVa Caps team in 2015, and is most proud of the growth of the NoVa Caps community in that time. An avid photographer, Michael resides in VA.

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