Capitals teammates mob Zdeno Chara, 43, after he scores his first Washington goal

One of the NHL's biggest offseason surprises was when 14-year captain Zdeno Chara left the Boston Bruins and signed a one-year, $795,000 deal with the Washington Capitals.

His new teammates are truly appreciative.

Just look at the reaction after he scored his first goal with the Capitals on Thursday night against the New York Islanders.

Chara, 43, received a pass from defenseman Justin Schultz and the 6-9 defenseman and five-time winner of the hardest shot competition ripped a shot past Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov with 1:30 left in the second period.

Rather than getting the usual fist bump at the Capitals bench, Chara was mobbed by his teammates.

The goal gave the Capitals a 5-3 lead in a game they once trailed 3-0. They won 6-3.

They roared back despite missing forwards Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman Dmitry Orlov and goalie Ilya Samsonov, who were in COVID-19 protocol for a fourth game. The Capitals are 3-0-1 in their absence.

"We came out in the second with a lot more urgency in our game," Chara told NBC Sports Washington after the game. "We started to play a lot more physical, a lot more kind of on-our-toes hockey and we started to put pucks in the net."

Chara won a Stanley Cup with the Bruins, but the team told him it wanted to work in more time for their younger defensemen. So he signed with the Capitals.

Boston will come to Washington on Saturday.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Capitals' Zdeno Chara mobbed after scoring first Washington goal