Alex Ovechkin has goat encounter on first day of his summer vacation

Alex Ovechkin is on vacation with his family in Turkey and he already had some special guests visit him.

While taking in their family’s accommodations, Nastya Ovechkina posted a video to her Instagram Story on Saturday showing a herd of at least 13 wild goats walking by their pool area.

Ovechkin’s goat encounter on vacation comes two months after he broke the NHL goals record on April 6. By scoring his 895th career goal, Ovechkin became, in goal-scoring parlance, the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T.).

Days after Ovechkin’s huge accomplishment, the Capitals honored their captain with “Gr8ness goats” during a celebration at Capital One Arena. Naturally, Ovechkin couldn’t resist holding, petting, and feeding the animals himself before departing the event.

According to reporting from Match TV, Ovechkin’s vacation in Turkey will last from June 7 to July 7.

Match TV, quoting a source close to the situation, wrote (as translated by Google Translate):

“The trip program includes not only sunbathing, tasting local cuisine in an all-inclusive format, and swimming in the pool and sea, but also a number of meetings.

Thus, on June 15, Ovechkin will talk with KHL President Alexei Morozov, who will visit his hotel.

In addition, Alexander will begin preparing for the season in June, loading himself with general physical training. The emphasis will be on yoga, stretching and beach volleyball.”

By the time Ovechkin returns home to Russia in July, he’ll have approximately two months before Capitals’ Training Camp begins ahead of his age-40 season in the NHL.