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With the start of the regular season just days away, the Washington Capitals are waiting to learn the extent of an injury sustained Friday night by superstar captain Alex Ovechkin in the preseason finale.
Ovechkin, 36, fell after hitting Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny in the first period and left the game with a lower body injury.
“Whenever a player leaves the ice, it worries you,” Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. “They are going to re-evaluate him (on Saturday) and evaluate him for practice the next day. I think that’s where he is now. “
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The Capitals open the regular season Wednesday at home against the New York Rangers.
Ovechkin, who signed a five-year, $ 47.5 million contract extension this offseason, is the franchise leader in games played (1,197), goals (730) and points (1,320) since being selected by Washington with the first overall pick in 2004. NHL draft. He was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy during the Capitals’ race to the Stanley Cup title in 2018.
Ovechkin amassed 42 points (24 team-leading goals, 18 assists) in 45 games in 2020-21 while competing in the final season of a 13-year, $ 124 million contract he signed in 2008. He is one goal away from tying at Hall of The famous Marcel Dionne for fifth place of all time in NHL history.
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