Alex Ovechkin appears to have avoided a significant injury after departing Sunday's loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third period.
The Washington Capitals star is day-to-day with an upper-body ailment.
Ovechkin was unable to return to the 4-3 shootout defeat. The 36-year-old missed on a breakaway attempt and seemed to trip over Maple Leafs netminder Erik Kallgren's stick. He then collided into the boards, where his shoulder appeared to take the brunt of the impact.
Alex Ovechkin to the dressing room after going awkwardly into the boards pic.twitter.com/E7FWMvU3Cx
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) April 25, 2022
Ovechkin stayed down on the ice for several seconds before getting up. He jawed at the officials before skating off, seemingly upset that there was no penalty called on the play.
The veteran winger has missed just two contests this season, both due to COVID-19 protocol. Ovechkin's shown no signs of slowing down in the later years of his NHL tenure and reached 50 goals in a season for the ninth time in his career earlier this week.
The Capitals have three games remaining on their regular-season schedule and have already clinched a spot in the playoffs for the eighth straight year.
