Washington owner offers replacement hats for Caps fans at Wild game

The Washington Capitals owner is rewarding several Minnesota fans for the goodwill they showed toward star Alex Ovechkin on Thursday.

Owner Ted Leonsis offered on Twitter to replace the hats fans threw onto the Xcel Energy Center ice after Overchkin collected his 14th career hat trick.

I shall replace your Caps hat, thank you for honoring Alex on the road, very classy. dm me @Margefro87 @jackieajensen #RockTheRed
— Ted Leonsis (@TedLeonsis) February 12, 2016

@TedLeonsis my good friend Don & his son represented in Minny!!! Don said his hat was the 1st to hit the ice pic.twitter.com/ougHauh5XS
— Margaret McGuire (@Margefro87) February 12, 2016

Ovechkin scored all three of his goals in the second period, helping the Capitals to a 4-3 win over the Wild in St. Paul, Minn.

The Capitals lead the NHL with 84 points and a 40-9-4 record.