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With Alex Ovechkin in the building for Monday’s preseason game, but not on the ice, the Columbus Blue Jackets decided to have some fun with one of the greatest players of all time.

During a break in the action during the game between the Washington Capitals and Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, the team ran the classic celebrity look-alike segment on the big screen. When a photo of Ovechkin’s 2004 NHL Draft photo was put up on the screen, the team didn’t have to look far to find the doppelganger.

The resemblance is uncanny! pic.twitter.com/fchfr25OtV

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 1, 2024

Ovechkin looked surprised to see himself featured on the screen (that might be a first) and had a good laugh at the creative moment.

You don’t need to do much of a double take to see the resemblance there.