The Washington Capitals launched an replace on captain Alexander Ovechkin’s damage standing and corresponding roster strikes on Wednesday.
In an announcement, the team announced Ovechkin was positioned on injured reserve, that means he’ll miss at the least seven days, per league guidelines.
The 39-year outdated suffered a lower-leg damage after colliding with the Utah Hockey Membership’s Jack McBain within the third interval of Washington’s 6-2 win on Monday.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 workforce subsequently listed him as “week-to-week” on Tuesday.
Head coach Spencer Carbery offered his perspective on Ovechkin’s damage 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 may certainly be a reduction to followers who have been witnessing one of many hottest scoring streaks in Ovechkin’s 20-season profession.
He presently leads the NHL in targets (15) and had scored 5 in his final 5 durations 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 targets, 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 data 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 at the least the workforce’s subsequent two video games (Thursday vs. Colorado, Saturday vs. New Jersey) but when his restoration goes nicely, he could possibly be eligible to return for Monday’s recreation towards the Florida Panthers.