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NBC Sports Washington to re-air ESPN’s Alex Ovechkin documentary ‘GR8TNESS’

NBCSW to re-air ESPN's Alex Ovechkin documentary 'GR8TNESS' originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington

The documentary spotlighting Alex Ovechkin’s mark on NHL history is coming to NBC Sports Washington.

‘GR8TNESS,’ which originally aired on ESPN in February, will re-air at various times over the next week. NBC Sports Washington will first air the documentary this Wednesday, March 15 at 10:30 p.m. with encore presentations five more times through next Thursday, March 21.

‘GR8TNESS’ is a 60-minute show documenting the Washington Capitals’ captain’s “historic goal-scoring milestone and record-breaking career to date,” per a team press release that came out shortly before the special originally aired.

The documentary “includes historic footage, special access, and a series of exclusive sit-down interviews with Ovechkin himself, as well as the NHL all-time leading goal scorer Wayne Gretzky, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan, Capitals coach Peter Laviolette, and Ovechkin’s teammates to provide the foundation for an on-ice perspective into the greatest goal scorer of a generation.”

So, here’s when fans at home can catch the breathtaking documentary:

How to Watch ‘GR8TNESS’ on NBC Sports Washington

NBC Sports Washington will air the documentary at six different times over the course of a week. Click here for the NBC Sports channel finder and find out how you can watch the special at home. Here are the times which the special will air:

Wednesday, March 15 at 10:30 p.m. (after Capitals vs. Sabres at 7 p.m. and Capitals Postgame Live)

Thursday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, March 17 at 5:30 p.m. (followed by Capitals Pregame Live at 6:30 p.m. and Capitals vs. Blues at 7 p.m.)

Sunday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. (after Capitals at Wild at 2 p.m. and Capitals Postgame Live)

Tuesday, March 21 at 4:30 p.m. (before Capitals Pregame Live at 6:30 p.m. and Capitals vs. Blue Jackets at 7 p.m.)

Thursday, March 21 at 10:30 p.m. (after Capitals vs. Blue Jackets 7 p.m. and Capitals Postgame Live)

Now with Caps, Tuch recalls Holtby’s save on him in 2018 Final: ‘If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Tuch joins the Washington Capitals having already been part of a big moment in their history. It was Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final in 2018. Tuch, then a member of the Vegas Golden Knights, swept the puck toward an open net — only for Capitals goalie Braden Holtby to make a stupendous save with a desperate reach of his stick and blocker. Washington held on to win 3-2, knotting the series on the way to a five-game triumph. “I talked to Holtby in the line afterward and he said it was the luckiest save of his life,” Tuch said Friday. “So that made me feel a little bit better — but not really at the same time, because he was shaking my hand after winning the Cup.” Tuch was in his first full season that year. Now he's a three-time 30-goal scorer the Capitals acquired in a trade this week with Buffalo. He spent four seasons with Vegas and then five with the Sabres.
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