Alex Ovechkin has a lower-body injury and may not enjoy for the Washington Capitals against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. The forward was unavailable for Washington’s 6-3 win at New York on Saturday. Ovechkin still left late in Golden State Warriors stickers decals the third period of a 1-0 shootout custom twill logo printing win against the Islanders on Thursday, when he had four shots on goal in 17:18 of ice time. Ovechkin qualified prospects the Capitals with 24 goals in 43 online games and has scored 730 goals, 1 from tying Marcel Dionne for fifth in NHL history.
Ovechkin last missed a game because of an injury March 5, 2015 against the Minnesota Wild (lower body). Since then, he missed three video games because he was suspended for skipping the NHL All-Star Game in 2016, 2019 and 2020. He also was a healthy scratch for one game in 2015-16 because he overslept for a practice and sat the final game of that season to customized t shirt print rest for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Capitals were 3-0-1 while Ovechkin was in NHL COVID-19 protocol from Jan. 20-29. Washington (31-13-4) is in second place in the eight-team MassMutual East Division, a single point behind the Pittsburgh Penguins and three points ahead of the Islanders. The top four teams qualify for the playoffs.