The Washington Capitals will have a special treat for fans attending Tuesday’s Caps-Blue Jackets game.
The Capitals have built an Alex Ovechkin-themed throne that is made out of 802 pucks. Fans can take photos with the structure which is located on the 100-level concourse.
Darren Rovell posted a photo of the Ovi Throne and adds that the team will add more pucks as Ovechkin scores more goals.
The Washington Capitals played miserably against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday losing 5-3, but Alex Ovechkin still went off.
Despite missing the game before due to a lower-body injury, Ovechkin figured in all three Capitals’ goals against Minnesota, including scoring twice himself.
For longtime followers of the Capitals captain, the three-point performance was just another ho-hum day for the legendary winger against the Wild — a team he has absolutely dominated like no other.
The Washington Capitals lost again. But there was one good thing to come out of their Sunday matinee against the Minnesota Wild.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice, bringing him closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record.
The Washington Capitals may be without their captain again for the second time in less than a week when they square up with the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. The Washington Post’s Roman Stubbs reports that head coach Peter Laviolette has listed Alex Ovechkin as a game-time decision.
Ovi missed a game against the New York Rangers last week and was a game-time decision against the Buffalo Sabres the next day but did play.
By Chris Cerullo 1 day ago
The Washington Capitals jumped right back on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex for practice on Saturday after a rough 5-2 home loss to the St. Louis Blues. The team will head to Minnesota later in the day as they have an afternoon date with the Wild on Sunday.
Not on the ice for the skate was captain Alex Ovechkin. According to NBC Sports Washington’s Matt Weyrich, Ovechkin is taking another maintenance day.
Ovi did so last week before missing a game against the New York Rangers.
By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago
Sergei Ovechkin had a two-time Olympic gold medalist watching him practice his skating at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Thursday. Tatyana Ovechkina was in attendance to see her grandson get some work in.
The Ovechkin family including Sergei’s dad Alex and mom Nastya all made the trip to the Caps’ practice facility.
By Chris Cerullo 4 days ago
Alex Ovechkin was held out of Tuesday’s New York Rangers game due to a lower-body injury. A night later, the Russian machine was back, done with his figurative oil change, and ready to resume doing Ovi Things.
The Capitals captain scored in the third period to bring the Capitals within one (4-3) of the Buffalo Sabres. Ovechkin’s tally was one of three the team scored in the period — Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson were the other goal scorers — to force overtime. The Caps eventually won in the shootout 5-4.
The Washington Capitals will be without Sonny Milano for a second straight game when they take on the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
Meanwhile, team captain Alex Ovechkin, who is suffering from a lower-body injury, will be a game-time decision.
Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette revealed the news while speaking to reporters ahead of the game. The updates were reported by the Washington Post’s Roman Stubbs.
Alex Ovechkin was notably absent in the Capitals’ 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday, missing the game due to a lower-body injury.
Ovechkin has been absent since Monday, when he missed the team’s practice at Madison Square Garden. At the time, the team cited maintenance as the reason for the absence, but whatever troubled Ovechkin proved severe enough to keep him out of Tuesday’s game.
The Capitals were also short Sonny Milano, who missed the game due to a non-COVID illness.
The missing players will have little time to recover if they want to get into the next game. The Caps will return to DC for the second half of a back-to-back, playing the Buffalo Sabres at home on Wednesday night.
By Katie Adler 6 days ago
Capitals forwards Alex Ovechkin and Sonny Milano will not suit up against the New York Rangers, Tuesday night. Ovechkin is dealing with a lower-body injury while Sonny Milano has a non-COVID-related illness.
The Capitals announced the moves ahead of warmups.
By Ian Oland 6 days ago
