Washington head coach Spencer Carbery said the recovery timetable of the team’s Russian forward Alexandra Ovechkina will be announced on Thursday, November 21.
Ovechkin was injured on November 18 during the NHL regular season game against Utah (6:2). Washington later reported that the 39-year-old Russian was temporarily out of action for several weeks due to a leg injury.
“Our doctors will examine him today, so we will have a clearer idea of the timing and extent of his injury on Thursday,” Carbery said according to the press service. Capitals .
Ovechkin leads the NHL’s sniper list this season with 15 goals. In total, he has 868 league goals, according to this indicator he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
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