Alex Ovechkin Reportedly Suffers Potentially Concerning Leg Injury in Capitals Practice
By Mark Powell
Alex Ovechkin has had the luxury of fairly good health throughout his illustrious career, but that might come crashing down after a potentially serious ailment during Caps practice on Monday morning.
Ovechkin reportedly went down in practice and was taken to the locker room, but also couldn't put any weight on his left leg, which is surely a bad sign for the Russian hockey star.
Alex Ovechkin just fell awkwardly during scrimmage. Heard him yell. Had to be helped off ice and to locker room. No weight on left leg.
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) September 9, 2019
Ovi and the Caps have accumulated their fair share of rivals in his decade-plus long career, but not even Ovechkin's worst enemy would wish this upon him. All things considered, Ovechkin being out for any prolonged period of time would be a serious hit to the Caps chances in a loaded Metro division.
Alex Ovechkin just went down during the #Caps’ informal skate and appeared to be in a lot discomfort. He was not putting any weight on his left leg as teammates helped him to the dressing room.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 9, 2019
At 33 years of age, Ovi has totaled 658 goals and counting, and has an outside chance to catch the likes of Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history should he keep up his frantic scoring pace. For now, though, that may have to be put on hold.