Ovechkin reportedly suffered the strain in the Capitals' dismal 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday and sat out of Tuesday's shutout loss to Ottawa. Washington is in a serious slump, having won just two matches since the ball dropped on New Years, sporting a 2-5-2 record in that span including their current six-game winless streak.
Obviously, losing Ovechkin is a blow no matter the record, but when the 28-year-old hit the ice on Friday morning, he took two laps and came right back off and into the room according to a report on NHL.com.
"He went out onto the ice, and then went off," Capitals bench boss Adam Oates told reporters after the skate, "I still haven't found out why he went out so fast. I don't know if it was because it was more serious than he thought or not healing."
The Capitals start a five-games-in-seven-nights road trip on Friday night in New Jersey, then take the red eye to Montreal for a Saturday faceoff, traveling to Buffalo, Columbus and Detroit to close out the month of January.
http://www.sportsinjuryalert.com/2014/01/caps-ovechkin-to-miss-friday-night-vs.html
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