The Washington Capitals launched an replace on captain Alexander Ovechkin’s harm standing and corresponding roster strikes on Wednesday.
In an announcement, the team announced Ovechkin was positioned on injured reserve, which means he’ll miss no less than seven days, per league guidelines.
The 39-year outdated suffered a lower-leg harm after colliding with the Utah Hockey Membership’s Jack McBain within the third interval of Washington’s 6-2 win on Monday. The workforce subsequently listed him as “week-to-week” on Tuesday.
Head coach Spencer Carbery offered his perspective on Ovechkin’s harm to 106.7 The Fan on Wednesday morning.
“I feel week-to-week is fairly correct,” Carbery confirmed. “This is not one thing the place his season is ending.”
That can absolutely be a aid to followers who had been witnessing one of many hottest scoring streaks in Ovechkin’s 20-season profession.
He at present leads the NHL in objectives (15) and had scored 5 in his final 5 intervals performed along with his two tallies towards Utah on Monday and his 31st career hat-trick the evening 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 workforce medical doctors will consider Ovechkin additional Wednesday and the workforce will present info because it turns into obtainable 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 shifting ahead Sonny Milano to long-term injured reserve with an higher physique harm he is been nursing since mid-October.
Ovechkin’s IR stint means he’ll miss no less than the workforce’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 towards the Florida Panthers.
