The Great One vs. The Great Eight Showcase in NHL20

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and NHL Legend Wayne Gretzky will go head-to-head in The Great One vs. The Great Eight Showcase and compete in NHL 20 on the Capitals Twitch Channel (Twitch.com/Capitals) on Wednesday, April 22, at 8 p.m. ET. Fans will be able to watch and listen to Ovechkin and Gretzky as they face off on XBox One in a best-of-three format presented by Pest Management Services Incorporated (PMSI) and TekSynap to determine the winner.

Fans will have an opportunity to make a charitable contribution during the Twitch livestream to benefit the Edmonton Food Bank and MSE Foundation's "Feeding the Frontlines" fund, which provides meals to heroes in the medical community. Click here to make a donation.

Gretzky currently serves as the Alternate Governor for the Edmonton Oilers. Upon his retirement on April 18, 1999, Gretzky held or shared 61 National Hockey League records, including the all-time mark for goals (894), assists (1,963) and points (2,857), which still stand today. He is the only player in NHL history to record 200 or more points in an NHL season, reaching the mark four times (1981-82, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86), and his 31 individual Trophies make him the most decorated player in NHL history. Following his retirement in 1999, Gretzky became the 10th and final player to be immediately ushered into the Hall of Fame, and the first in history to have his jersey number retired league-wide.

Ovechkin, who is in his 15th season in the NHL, currently ranks eighth in the NHL with 706 career goals. Ovechkin became the second fastest player in NHL history to reach the 700th goal milestone, reaching the mark on Feb. 22 in New Jersey in his 1,144th career game. Ovechkin is the only player in NHL history to lead the League in scoring and win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy eight times - no other player in NHL history has received the trophy more than twice. In 2018, Ovechkin became the first Russian-born captain to win the Stanley Cup, and he is the only player in NHL history to receive the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, the Calder Trophy, the Art Ross Trophy, the Hart Trophy, the Ted Lindsay Award and the Conn Smythe Trophy.

The competition between Ovechkin and Gretzky marks the Capitals' latest esports initiative. Monumental Sports & Entertainment launched Caps Gaming presented by Leidos - an esports sub-brand that aims to help foster the growth of the NHL competitive gaming community and create visibility for hockey's esports scene - in November 2019. Upon launching, the team also signed top NHL esports pro John "JohnWayne" Casagranda as the first NHL esports pro to be officially signed by an NHL organization. Caps Gaming hosted the premier Caps Gaming Showcase - a 82-team, 6v6 EA Sports NHL competition on Xbox One in December 2019, followed by the Caps Gaming Showcase Finals in February 2020. In January, "JohnWayne" and Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov competed in NHL20, with Kuznetsov playing from MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va., and "JohnWayne" competing from his home in Anchorage, Ak.

About Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation

MSE Foundation is committed to making the Greater Washington region a better place for all by supporting game-changing solutions for our community. To support the COVID-19 relief effort, MSE Foundation has created a "Feeding the Frontlines" fund to provide meals to heroes in the medical community. The chefs from the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards are making meals for frontline first responders and health care workers which are being delivered to COVID-19 testing sites and area hospitals. Learn more at:

https://www.monumentalfoundation.org/

About the Edmonton Food Bank

Edmonton's Food Bank provides food to over 22,000 people through our hamper programs every month. Of those receiving food through our hamper programs, approximately 40% are children under the age of 18. Edmonton's Food Bank also provides food for almost 500,000 meals and snacks through over 250 agencies, churches, schools and food depots monthly. Edmonton's Food Bank receives no core funding from any level of government and relies on the generosity of the community and food industry partners to assist those in need in Edmonton. For more information, please visit:

https://www.edmontonsfoodbank.com/