In the second period, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin left the game after being tripped to the ice by Penguins defenseman Kris Letang. The injury was the only buzzkill of the evening in which the Capitals scored a touchdown (plus an extra point) against their biggest rival.
Several minutes later, Ovechkin would return and go out for a shift with the Capitals power play. In the third period, the Russian machine scored his eighth goal of the season.
After the game, Barry Trotz commented briefly on the injury.
Trotz said Ovechkin is a little sore "somewhere on his body." Think he's OK.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) November 17, 2016
Trotz said Ovechkin is a little sore after getting tangled up with Letang. Sounds like he'll be okay. He did, of course, return and score.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) November 17, 2016
So to be clear: Ovi’s sore “somewhere on his body.”
Ovi also added this nugget.
Ovechkin said he "fell on something" and "hit the nerves" and felt numb briefly, so he wanted to get it looked at. Said he feels OK.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) November 17, 2016
If we take a close look at the replays, the injury occurred when Ovechkin, cutting to the middle of the ice, gets clipped by Letang around his left knee and arm.
When Ovechkin gets up however, he appears to favor his right wrist.
But since Ovi’s made of Soviet era plutonium and steel, he returned to the game.
Ovi's back. Russian machine never breaks.
— RMNB (@rmnb) November 17, 2016
The Capitals have the day off Thursday so Ovechkin will get ample time to heal his body injury. Hopefully, he’ll be ready for Friday’s morning skate.
