Alex Ovechkin (lower body) day-to-day to open Capitals camp

Alex Ovechkin (lower body) day-to-day to open Capitals camp

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is dealing with a lower-body injury to open training camp and sat out practice Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin leaves training camp early with lower-body injury, dodges retirement rumors

Dan's Daily: Ovechkin Injured, Trade Rumors, & Penguins Day 1 Impressions

The start of the 2025-26 NHL season was a laborious grind for writers and media around the league, as most of us were at the rinks by 8 a.m. and didn’t get to leave until well after 5 p.m., with plenty more work to do. The Pittsburgh Penguins news was unloaded on us with rapid fire, from Penguins injury news, to trade strategy, to general manager Kyle Dubas’s blunt declaration that young players will be given priority. The NHL news didn’t stop t…

Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin leaves Day 1 of training camp early; team says injury ‘nothing significant’ - Daily Faceoff

Alex Ovechkin gave the hockey world a scare after leaving training camp early with an apparent lower-body injury, but according to Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery, the injury is “nothing significant”. Ovechkin’s injury is “nothing significant,” per Carbery. Said that him not skating was precautionary.No big concern. Lower-body, day-to-day— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) September 18, 2025 Ovechkin was on the ice for a brief amoun…

NHL News: After turning 40, Alex Ovechkin raises alarms in Washington with injury scare at Capitals’ camp

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals unexpectedly came across their first obstacle ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season in the nation's capital.

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin being evaluated for lower-body injury

There could be some troubling waters ahead in Washington as we inch closer to the regular season. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin left the ice on Thursday to be evaluated for a lower-body injury, the team announced. It was the Capitals’ first day on ice at training camp. Ovechkin made history last season as he surpassed Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. The 2025-26 season will be the Russian’s 21st in the…