The Washington Capitals launched an replace on captain Alexander Ovechkin’s damage standing and corresponding roster strikes on Wednesday.
In an announcement, the staff introduced Ovechkin was positioned on injured reserve, that means he’ll miss a minimum of seven days, per league tips.
The 39-year previous suffered a lower-leg damage after colliding with the Utah Hockey Membership’s Jack McBain within the third interval of Washington’s 6-2 win on Monday. The staff subsequently listed him as “week-to-week” on Tuesday.
Head coach Spencer Carbery supplied his perspective on Ovechkin’s damage to 106.7 The Fan on Wednesday morning.
“I believe week-to-week is fairly correct,” Carbery confirmed. “This is not one thing the place his season is ending.”
That can absolutely be a reduction to followers who had been witnessing one of many hottest scoring streaks in Ovechkin’s 20-season profession.
He presently leads the NHL in objectives (15) and had scored 5 in his final 5 intervals performed along with his two tallies in opposition to Utah on Monday and his thirty first profession hat-trick the night time earlier than.
He now pauses his season with 868 profession objectives, simply 27 shy of passing Corridor of Famer Wayne Gretzky for many all-time (894).
Carbery added staff medical doctors will consider Ovechkin additional Wednesday and the staff will present info because it turns into accessible to forestall hypothesis over one of many league’s hottest gamers.
Washington recalled ahead Ivan Miroshnichenko from its AHL affiliate to fill Ovechkin’s roster spot whereas transferring ahead Sonny Milano to long-term injured reserve with an higher physique damage he is been nursing since mid-October.
Ovechkin’s IR stint means he’ll miss a minimum of the staff’s subsequent two video games (Thursday vs. Colorado, Saturday vs. New Jersey) but when his restoration goes properly, he may very well be eligible to return for Monday’s sport in opposition to the Florida Panthers.
