Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin suffers a questionable injury

The Washington Capitals have witnessed the greatness of their captain as Alex Ovechkin defies the odds and age for one of the most exciting starts of his NHL career. Despite being 39 years old, the Capitals captain recently took over the NHL lead with 15 goals.

With games on back-to-back nights, the Capitals were led by Ovechkin with a hat trick against the Vegas Golden Knights and two more goals against the Utah Hockey Club. But that’s where the scoring stopped and a new concern arose.

Ovechkin was an early exit against Utah after leaving the game with an apparent lower-body injury. While skating down the middle of the ice, Ovechkin’s left knee made an incidental catch with Utah’s Jack McBain.

Ovechkin fell to the ice and sat there in pain for a few moments. He was eventually helped to the couch without putting any weight on the injured leg. He did not return to the game and ended up going to the locker room early.

After the Capitals’ 6-2 win over Utah, head coach Spencer Carbery didn’t have much news. Carbery said Ovechkin was being evaluated and they should have a clearer picture tomorrow.

Ovechkin has turned back the clock to kick off the 2024-2025 season. His 15 goals are good enough to lead the NHL and are on pace to score over 60 goals per year.

Many people expected Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky’s goal scoring record, but not many believed that would be possible this season. Ovechkin’s recent scoring pace has quickly put him within striking distance of Gretzky’s 894.

Ovechkin’s second goal against Utah was No. 868, just 27 shy of the all-time record.

Before being taken out of the game, Ovechkin logged 14:06 of ice time in 16 shifts. Two of his three shots on goal found the net as the Capitals extended their winning streak to three games.

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