The Capitals will be without Alex Ovechkin for the foreseeable future after the organization announced in a statement from general manager Brian MacLellan that the star winger would be away from the team for personal reasons.
The statement from MacLellan indicates Ovechkin is expected to miss at least the remainder of this week’s games, and potentially longer, while dealing with “a family matter and the health of a loved one.”
Capitals coach Peter Laviolette indicated Ovechkin could be out for quite some time, saying he doesn’t envision the captain making a return “in the foreseeable future,” per the Associated Press.
