Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is out week-to-week with a lower leg injury suffered during Monday's win in Utah, the team announced on Tuesday.
is out week-to-week with a lower leg injury suffered during Monday's win in Utah, the team announced on Tuesday.
Ovechkin, who is attempting to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record of 894 this season, will have further evaluation with team physicians in on Wednesday. The incident occurred 5:30 into the third period of Washington's 6-2 rout of the Utah Hockey Club when forwardOvechkin remained down on the ice for several moments, but was able to skate off under his own power and head to the Capitals' dressing room.
The Capitals were leading 4-2 at the time of the incident with Ovechkin scoring a pair of goals, a night after recording a hat trick against theThe 39-year-old Russian winger increased his career goal total to 868, which is 27 shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record of 894. Washington is coming off a 3-0 road trip, outscoring their opponents 16-3, and sit first in the Metropolitan Division with a 13-4-1 record. The Caps are returning home and will host the
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