Capitals' player arrested and pepper sprayed by DC police last night

Washington Capitals forward Alexander Alexeyev was arrested by Arlington, VA police last night after an alleged drunken altercation last night (UPDATE: The arrest and altercation actually happened on Saturday the 17th) at 3:26am.

Report from police:

“At approximately 3:26 a.m. on May 17, officers on patrol in the 3100 block of Clarendon Boulevard were flagged down by a witness who reported an active fight outside of a business,” Arlington County Police Department spokesperson Kiyah Daniell says.

“Officers subsequently observed the male suspect involved in a physical altercation with the male subject.

As officers approached, the male suspect assaulted the male subject, and one officer deployed pepper spray as he was taken into custody. The suspect was treated on scene by medics for pepper spray exposure.”

The daily Arlington crime report notes that “Aleksandr Alekseev, 25, of Arlington, Va. was arrested and charged with Public Intoxication.”

As a result of Alexeyev's wild night out, he has earned himself one of the most memorable hockey mug shots in recent history.

Check this out:

That's the smile of a hockey player if I ever saw one!