“Ovechkin’s injury is ‘nothing significant,’ per Carbery. Said that him not skating was precautionary. No big concern. Lower-body, day-to-day,” Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reported. Silber went on ...

Ovechkin left Thursday's practice session due to a lower-body injury, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. Ovechkin is entering the final year of a five-year, $47.5 million deal he signed with the ...

FILE - Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) watches the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Semi-final round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., May ...

September 18 - Alex Ovechkin becomes an unrestricted free agent after the upcoming season, and the Washington Capitals star said Thursday that he doesn't know his future beyond his current contract.