WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin completed his chase of the NHL goals record last season, but the Washington Capitals captain’s work on THE GR8 CHASE For Victory Over Cancer is far from over.

With an assist from 4-year-old Sunny Thornton, Ovechkin relaunched THE GR8 CHASE, a collaboration by the 40-year-old left wing, the Capitals, Hockey Fights Cancer and The V Foundation for Cancer Research to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research. Wearing a red dress with a silver tiara, Sunny, a pediatric cancer patient from Maryland undergoing treatment at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, accompanied Ovechkin on the “Rock the Red” carpet when he arrived for the Capitals’ season opener against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; HBO M

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