The Washington Capitals shared news about Alexander Ovechkin’s injury and changes to their lineup on Wednesday. He’s been put on injured reserve, which means he’s out for at least a week due to league rules. Ovechkin got hurt in his lower leg after bumping into Jack McBain from the Utah Hockey Club during the third period of Monday’s game, where Washington won 6-2.
Coach Spencer Carbery talked about Ovechkin’s condition on 106.7 The Fan and said that calling it “week-to-week” is pretty spot-on. He assured everyone that this isn’t a season-ending injury. Fans must be relieved since Ovechkin has been on fire lately, scoring like crazy in his 20th season. With 15 goals, he leads the NHL and had scored five times in his last five periods, including two against Utah and a hat-trick the night before.
Team doctors are checking up on him more, with updates coming soon so people don’t start guessing too much about one of hockey’s biggest stars. Meanwhile, they called up Ivan Miroshnichenko from their AHL team to take over Ovechkin’s spot while Sonny Milano moves to long-term injured reserve because of an upper body issue since October.
Roster Changes Amidst Injury
Ovechkin will miss at least two upcoming games—against Colorado and New Jersey—but if things go smoothly with his healing process, he might be back for Monday’s face-off with the Florida Panthers. Fans are probably hoping he’ll make a speedy recovery!
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