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  6. article_body => "<p><strong>Watch Miles Wood and Alex Ovechkin go at it in the video player above!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/capitals\/4-reasons-capitals-were-blown-out-new-jersey-devils\">The Capitals' 6-0 shutout loss to the Devils Thursday night<\/a> was one to forget for Washington. But for New Jersey forward Miles Wood, it'll be a game he never forgets.<\/p>\n<p>In the first period, a brawl broke out between the two teams. During the scuffle, Wood got tangled up with Alex Ovechkin, the Caps superstar at one point trying to tear off Wood's jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Wood and Ovechkin have a bit of history, but not exactly what you might think.<\/p>\n<p>As a kid, Wood grew up idolizing Ovechkin, and when he was 11 he sent an ominous fan letter to his hero containing a hockey card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/the-child-now-a-man-waited-10-years-for-this-day-of-r-1790623676?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&amp;utm_source=deadspin_facebook&amp;utm_medium=socialflow\">According to Wood's father<\/a>, the letter said:&nbsp;\u201cIf you don\u2019t sign this and send it back to me, when I make it to the NHL, I\u2019m going to give you a big body check.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin never did sign the card, but when Wood and the Devils faced off with the Caps during Wood's rookie season in 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2016\/12\/alex-ovechkin-miles-wood-new-jersey-devils-fan-letter\">Ovechkin gave the former fanboy&nbsp;an autographed photo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well worth the wait for @MilesWood28! He&#39;s leaving D.C with two points and an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ovi8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ovi8<\/a> autographed picture. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OQIuHLDqxB\">pic.twitter.com\/OQIuHLDqxB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJDevils\/status\/814673889649393664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>And two years later, Wood made good on his vow to physically assault Ovechkin for not sending his card back. Was the photo not good enough or something?<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lol Miles Wood going after Ovi. I thought he was your idol? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CapsDevils?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CapsDevils<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALLCAPS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALLCAPS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wPuI9nUiZT\">pic.twitter.com\/wPuI9nUiZT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Washington Capitals (@Capitals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Capitals\/status\/1050531122818547715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong><em>MORE CAPITALS NEWS:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kuzy on the Rise:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/capitals\/capitals-evgeny-kuznetsov-has-officially-gone-very-good-player-superstar\">From good player to NHL superstar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pups in the Cup:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/capitals\/best-photos-2018-19-capitals-canine-calendar-shoot\">Best of the Cups Canine Calendar shoot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Promise Kept:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/capitals\/capitals-fan-follows-through-names-newborn-son-after-lord-stanleys-cup\">Caps fan names child after Lord Stanley's Cup&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div class=\"video-filter art19-player-iframe\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/4240acad-ca2e-4317-920c-3c7fa6f83f2a\/episodes\/4f78c8c6-3c89-471e-86e0-79fe2d1bb6ed\/embed?theme=light-blue\" width=\"100%\" height=\"250px\" class=\"video-filter video-art19 vf-4240acadca2e4317920c3c7fa6f83f2a vf-4f78c8c63c89471e86e079fe2d1bb6edembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Art19 Player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\"><\/iframe><\/div>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"
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Watch Miles Wood and Alex Ovechkin go at it in the video player above!

The Capitals' 6-0 shutout loss to the Devils Thursday night was one to forget for Washington. But for New Jersey forward Miles Wood, it'll be a game he never forgets.

In the first period, a brawl broke out between the two teams. During the scuffle, Wood got tangled up with Alex Ovechkin, the Caps superstar at one point trying to tear off Wood's jersey.

Wood and Ovechkin have a bit of history, but not exactly what you might think.

As a kid, Wood grew up idolizing Ovechkin, and when he was 11 he sent an ominous fan letter to his hero containing a hockey card.

According to Wood's father, the letter said: “If you don’t sign this and send it back to me, when I make it to the NHL, I’m going to give you a big body check.”

Ovechkin never did sign the card, but when Wood and the Devils faced off with the Caps during Wood's rookie season in 2016, Ovechkin gave the former fanboy an autographed photo.

And two years later, Wood made good on his vow to physically assault Ovechkin for not sending his card back. Was the photo not good enough or something?

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