Alex Ovechkin will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a fracture of the left pearl, the capital of Washington Announced Thursday.
Captain of Capitals and the current NHL top scorer underwent the injury during Monday evening victory on the Utah hockey club. Ovechkin had a leg leg collision with Utah striker Jack McBain and immediately came across the ice. He tested the leg with a brief skateboarding a few minutes later before leaving the match and he did not return.
The capital, which are second in the Eastern Conference with 28 points, will be without Ovechkin for the longest period of his career since he entered the NHL in 2005-2006. The 39-year-old man only missed 35 games due to an injury and other absences were due to suspensions and a COVVI-19 protocol.
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The longest period of mischkin missed matches was six due to a maximum injury in November 2009.
“Everyone has disappointed,” said capital striker Tom Wilson, an Ovechkin teammate since 2013. “We have been sitting there saying:” It's weird. Like, it is incredible that he is really injured. “Is this one of those things where, will he miss games?
Ovechkin had a start to the red with a red and scored five goals in his two previous games before the injury. His 15 goals this season put him at 868 for his career, 26 behind the NHL record of 894 owned by Wayne Gretzky.
Many had believed that Ovechkin could catch the big during the 2025-26 season, but his game changed the spirits to believe that the record could be broken This season.
Now the pursuit of Ovechkin for the story will have to wait.
