NHL insider talks about Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin's injury (image credit: IMAGN)
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is on injured reserve due to a lower leg injury. The injury happened during a 6-2 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday. Ovechkin collided with Utah forward Jack McBain and left the game with 14:30 left in the third period.
Washington coach Spencer Carbery talked about Ovechkin's injury on Tuesday:
“He’s being evaluated as we speak and we’ll know more tomorrow,” Carbery said, via NHL.com.
While the Capitals have labeled the injury as week-to-week, ESPN NHL analyst Kevin Weekes believes it could be more severe. During his appearance on TSN's "SportsCentre" he expressed his to host Jay Onrait, noting that Ovechkin is rarely injured.
