Alex Ovechkin poses for legendary photo with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang before potential final game against Penguins

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The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins made sure to make what could be a historic game special from the very beginning.

Ahead of what could be his final ever home game for the Capitals, Alex Ovechkin posed for a photo during pregame warmups with his rivals from the Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang.

Malkin and Letang then departed, allowing Ovechkin and Crosby to get a solo shot. The two legendary forwards are playing their 100th career game, regular season and playoffs combined, against one another on Sunday afternoon.

Ovechkin has done battle with Crosby since their dueling rookie seasons in 2005-06, with Malkin in their junior days as Russian players and then in the NHL since the 2006-07 campaign, and with Letang since his rookie 2006-07 season.

The two teams’ head coaches then started all four players for the opening faceoff.

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Ovechkin is undecided as to whether he will return in the fall for another season, saying earlier this week that he will make that decision in the summer. He is playing his 21st season in the NHL this year.