Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has been sidelined with a broken left fibula, the team announced. The injury is expected to keep the star player out of action for an estimated 4 to 6 weeks.
Ovechkin sustained the injury during a game, although the specific details of how the injury occurred were not disclosed. The Capitals will now have to navigate a significant portion of their schedule without their leading goal-scorer and one of the most prominent players in the NHL.
