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Ovechkin Misses Second Capitals Camp Skate With Day-to-Day Lower-Body Issue

The team lists the 40-year-old captain as day-to-day entering a contract year with his future still unsettled.

May 6, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) controls the puck in front of Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) as Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (48) chases in the second period in game one of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Apr 30, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens in the first period in game five of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Overview

  • Alex Ovechkin left Thursday’s first on-ice session early for evaluation of a lower-body concern that coach Spencer Carbery called precautionary and “nothing significant.”
  • The Capitals said Ovechkin did not participate in Friday’s skate, a day after he indicated his next practice would be a day-to-day decision.
  • Ovechkin said he has not decided whether this season will be his last, and general manager Chris Patrick said the club will give him space before any extension talks.
  • The NHL’s all-time regular-season goals leader enters his 21st season with 897 career goals, three shy of 900, and is nine games from 1,500.
  • Despite missing 16 games last season with a fractured left fibula, he scored 44 goals and surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s record, finishing the year at 897.