{"id":127682,"date":"2024-11-19T15:20:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T08:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127682"},"modified":"2024-11-19T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T08:20:28","slug":"ovechkin-sustains-apparent-left-leg-injury-in-capitals-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127682","title":{"rendered":"Ovechkin sustains apparent left leg injury in Capitals win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/alex-ovechkin-8471214\" title=\"Alex Ovechkin\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a> left the Washington Capitals\u2019 6-2 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Monday with an apparent left leg injury.<\/p>\n<p>Washington was awaiting information on Ovechkin\u2019s injury after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s being evaluated as we speak and we\u2019ll know more tomorrow,\u201d Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said.<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin was slow to get up and was helped to the bench by teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/jakob-chychrun-8479345\" title=\"Jakob Chychrun\">Jakob Chychrun<\/a> after colliding with Utah forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/jack-mcbain-8480855\" title=\"Jack McBain\">Jack McBain<\/a> 5:30 into the third period. The 39-year-old captain\u2019s left knee appeared to buckle after McBain\u2019s left leg struck his lower-left leg.<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin remained on the bench until a stoppage following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/brandon-duhaime-8479520\" title=\"Brandon Duhaime\">Brandon Duhaime<\/a>\u2019s goal that increased Washington\u2019s lead to 5-2 at 7:30. During the stoppage, Ovechkin tried to skate off the injury but appeared in pain before limping to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>He did not return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt [stinks],\u201d Capitals forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/nic-dowd-8475343\" title=\"Nic Dowd\">Nic Dowd<\/a> said. \u201cHate to see it. He\u2019s been absolutely on fire and he\u2019s huge for our team. He\u2019s our captain. You\u2019ve got to score goals to win games. He\u2019s been playing incredible hockey, so, yeah, I hate to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin scored twice earlier in game and leads the NHL with 15 goals in 18 games this season. He increased his career total to 868 goals and moved to within 27 of breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/wayne-gretzky-8447400\" title=\"Wayne Gretzky\">Wayne Gretzky<\/a>\u2019s NHL record of 894.<\/p>\n<p>According to NHL Stats, Ovechkin is the first is the first player age 39 or older in NHL history to be the League\u2019s first skater to 15 goals in a season. Prior to Ovechkin, the oldest player to reach 15 goals first was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/frank-mahovlich-8449044\" title=\"Frank Mahovlich\">Frank Mahovlich<\/a>, who was 33 years and 304 days old when he scored his 15th goal in his 14th game of the season for the Montreal Canadiens against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 10, 1971.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitals have the day off Tuesday and will travel home before practicing on Wednesday. Their next game is against the Colorado Avalanche at Capital One Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; KUSA, MNMT, ALT, SNP, SNO, SNE).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/alex-ovechkin-sustains-apparent-leg-injury-in-capitals-win-against-utah\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Ovechkin left the Washington Capitals\u2019 6-2 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Monday with an apparent left leg injury. 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