Overview
- Ovechkin left the ice early on the first day of camp to be evaluated for a lower-body issue, the team said.
- Head coach Spencer Carbery characterized the move as precautionary, called the issue nothing significant, and listed him day-to-day.
- The 40-year-old did not take the skate test Thursday, with some veterans reported to have completed theirs before camp in the final year such tests are allowed.
- He begins the season at 897 goals—three shy of 900—and nine games from 1,500, adding importance to careful workload management.
- Camp continued with Martin Fehervary and Justin Sourdif in no-contact jerseys, Sonny Milano taking full contact, and the preseason opener scheduled for Sept. 21 in Boston.