Previously, a report from The Athletic journalist Tariq El-Bashir indicated that on Tuesday, November 21, the Capitals captain left the team’s evening practice a few minutes after it started to head to the locker room, but was then returned to the ice and training completed.
Chistyakov confirmed that Ovechkin was not injured and was fine.
- Malkin passed Kovalchuk and moved into 20th place for empty-net goals in NHL history.
Source: Sport

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