The Capitals had announced on Tuesday that Ovechkin would be listed as week to week after sustaining an injury “to his lower leg” but that he would undergo further evaluation Wednesday in Washington,

On Monday, Ovechkin was pulled in the third period from the Washington Capitals’ game against the Utah Hockey Club due to an injury. Ovechkin and Jack McBain collided knee-on-knee in the middle of the ice on accident and the Capitals forward had to be helped off the ice after the hit.