Alex Ovechkin checks Zdeno Chara into the Capitals' bench

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Zdeno Chara is an absolute beast on the ice. There's just no getting around it.

At 6-9, he's the tallest player to ever lace up the skates in the NHL. He owns the record for the hardest shot in NHL history at 108.8 miles per hour.

So that's what made one particular check in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Capitals particularly surprising.

We knew Alex Ovechkin is a dangerous goal-scorer -- his two goals Thursday upped his league-leading total to 32 -- but seeing him knock Chara all the way into the Washington bench?

That's completely unexpected... especially for the Bruins captain.

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