The Washington Capitals announced Thursday evening that further tests are being conducted regarding a leg injury suffered by the team captain Alex Ovechkin revealed a fracture in the left fibula. The 39-year-old franchise star, who was placed on injured reserve, is now expected to miss four to six weeks to recover.
Ovechkin was injured in a shin-to-shin collision in the Capitals' game against Utah on Monday night Jack McBainfalling to the ground in pain and then trying to shake things off before leaving the game. Ovechkin's injury was originally listed on a week-to-week basis before further testing was conducted. In his 19th season, the 39-year-old from Moscow has proven to be remarkably durable career, as he had only missed 35 games due to injury prior to this incident.
Ovechkin leads it He was well on his way with 15 goals scored in his first 18 games Break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 goals. He's up to 868 career goals and needs 27 more to surpass Gretzky and cement his legacy as one of the NHL's all-time leading scorers.
The Capitals will now have to continue without Ovechkin for the foreseeable future as they will continue their season on Thursday night against the Colorado avalanche.
