Greatness: Ovechkin and Gretzky hang out

The Washington Capitals are going through California on a road trip, and great things are happening.

By that, we mean Alex Ovechkin, "The Great Eight," and Wayne Gretzky, "The Great One," hung out. And they posed for a great (sorry) photo.

Ovechkin - perfectly - used "gr8" in the caption.

While it wasn't the first time Ovechkin and Gretzky met, it was the first time they got to talk extensively, and they spoke about "hockey, life, all of the different things," Ovechkin said, according to The Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan.

"It’s a great experience," Ovechkin said about hanging out with Gretzky and his wife, Janet. "I had a great time. When you’re a little kid, you have a dream to meet him and talk to him. Obviously, it was a great time."

Janet posted a photo on her Instagram account of what appears to have been a double date:

A great double date, clearly.