Overview

• Washington hosts Boston on Wednesday at Capital One Arena as Alex Ovechkin lines up for his 21st season-opening game.
• Head coach Spencer Carbery said preseason is hard to judge for Ovechkin but added he has the utmost confidence the captain will be ready.
• Ovechkin missed the first four preseason games with a first-day lower-body issue, then played two exhibitions without a point while recording five shots and four hits.
• He said he feels nervous and excited on the eve of the season, noting that training camp is over and the real deal comes tomorrow.
• He is three goals from 900 and nine games from 1,500 as he enters the final year of his contract without stating plans beyond this season.