Girl who went viral will be Caps' guest at Game 5, Connolly hopes to meet her

Just imagine how excited Keelan Moxley is going to be on Saturday.

Washington Capitals forward Brett Connolly is making plans to meet the six-year-old girl - who he helped turn into a viral sensation - when the Capitals host the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 5 of their first-round series, according to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti.

Moxley and her family will be guests of Capitals owner Ted Leonsis.

Connolly told Gulitti that his wife, Katrina, has been in touch with Moxley's mother, Lauren, and Katrina has been filling him in on what Keelan has been up to since the clip went viral Sunday.

By now, you've probably seen the video of Moxley trying and finally succeeding in getting a puck from Connolly during the warmup before Game 2, despite the efforts of a nearby man and two boys.

The clip was shown on NBC Sports Washington, and it later became the most streamed NHL video on Twitter of all time after being shared by the league's official account.

"I'm sure I'll get to meet her," Connolly said before Game 4 on Thursday. "I'll sure we'll do something for her. It's pretty cool. She seems like a great young kid with a ton of energy and a good attitude and a good little sense of humor. I'm excited to see where that all goes."

He was also impressed with how articulate Keelan is for her age.

"It's really, really cool just to see something little that you can do for a young kid, a young girl," he said. "I saw her interview. She's extremely well spoken for a young kid. I think she's a fan favorite now, so she's getting a little bit of recognition, too. So, she's having fun with it. That's what her mom was saying. She's just having the best time ever. All her classmates think she's famous."