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Ovechkin’s Upper-Body Injury Could Cost Caps’ Star Weeks Of Action
Washington, DC (AHN) – Alex Ovechkin is week to week after suffering an upper-body injury. The Washington Capitals winger injured himself Sunday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Ovechkin leads the league in goals and points. He netted 14 goals and produced 23 points.
He won’t play Wednesday in New Jersey, but he will travel with the team on their road trip while he gets treatment.
He hasn’t been ruled out of back-to-back games against Florida this weekend.
Ovechkin was at the team’s practice facility Monday, though the team had an off day.
Head coach Bruce Boudreau isn’t discussing Ovechkin’s injury in detail. Some feel he could be a target if other teams know where the injury is located.
He left the Capitals’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets at Verizon Center early in the second period.
Some think he was favoring his left side or shoulder after he tussled with Jason Chimera, Jared Boll and other Blue Jackets along the boards early.
“I think it probably happened there,” Boudreau said. “But I don’t know for sure that it happened there.”
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