Canadian striker Andre Mangipane trained at the first link “Washington” ahead of the NHL’s regular season game against Colorado, league website reporter Tom Gulitti reported on social media.
Mangipane replaced injured captain Alexander Ovechkin on the Capitals’ top line during a pre-game session. Also on Washington’s front line, Canadian Dylan Strome and Belarusian Alexei Protas were training.
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.
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).
The match between Washington and Colorado will take place on Thursday in the American capital.
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