The Washington Capitals’ informal practice got a little bit hairy on Monday and no, I’m not talking about Braden Holtby’s neckbeard.
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin suffered a left leg injury during a scrimmage. According to The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir, Ovechkin was in “a lot of discomfort” and needed help getting to the dressing room. NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti saw him fall awkwardly and “heard him yell” in pain.
But just like all of the Ovechkin injury stories before, this one had a happy and humorous ending.
Here’s the tweets from this morning.
Alex Ovechkin just went down during the #Caps’ informal skate and appeared to be in a lot discomfort. He was not putting any weight on his left leg as teammates helped him to the dressing room.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 9, 2019
Alex Ovechkin just fell awkwardly during scrimmage. Heard him yell. Had to be helped off ice and to locker room. No weight on left leg.
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) September 9, 2019
A #Caps spokesman says Ovechkin is being looked at right now. Initially, though, the injury is not believed to be serious. https://t.co/YjiIhocAiN
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 9, 2019
Stand down, everyone. Ovechkin is still in his gear and just walked toward the bench. #Caps
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 9, 2019
Ovechkin is back on the ice. Seems fine. #Caps pic.twitter.com/bKcuuYL3QI
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 9, 2019
Ovechkin scare over. Here he is skating pic.twitter.com/zySTfV4lEs
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) September 9, 2019
After practice, Ovechkin briefly commented to reporters before going back into the locker room.
Just checked with Ovechkin after he came off the ice. He’s says his leg is “okay”…which is better than his nose, chin and eyebrow, which he injured in a bicycle accident last night. “Shit happens,” he cracked. #Caps pic.twitter.com/yi4tiStDDt
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 9, 2019
“Yeeeahhh, it’s okay,” Ovechkin said of his left leg.
Then without being prompted, Ovechkin explained why he was sporting a gnarly cut on the bridge of his nose.
“Last night, I fell off bike,” Ovechkin said. The Great 8 did so while going on a bike ride around his neighborhood.
Ovechkin says he's fine. Also said he fell off his bike riding around his neighborhood last night. Had a cut on the bridge of his nose from that.
When i said he's having a bad couple days, Ovechkin replied, "(Stuff) happens."
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) September 9, 2019
But fear not everyone. Despite a jacked up face, Ovi is fine.
Image: @Tarik_ElBashir
Russian machine never breaks.
Headline image: @Tarik_ElBashir
