Golden retriever plays fetch with puck before Caps-Coyotes game

When the dog wants to play catch with the puck on the ice at Verizon Center, you play catch with the dog on the ice at Verizon Center. pic.twitter.com/UWMZ75TVmE

- CSN Capitals (@CSNCapitals) March 26, 2017

The Washington Capitals hosted the Arizona Coyotes over the weekend, but the desert dogs weren't the only canines in the building Saturday night.

A very good boy played a game of fetch on the Verizon Center ice before the game.

The retriever shows impressive end-to-end speed, has excellent hockey IQ, and clearly has a nose for the puck.

Central Scouting might just have to adjust its rankings to include the four-legged companion, whose NHL comparables are clearly Aleksander Barkov and Jay Beagle.

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