Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who missed four games following the death of his father, is expected to play tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. To make room for Ovechkin, the Capitals placed injured forward Anthony Mantha on injured reserve.
Washington has lost five straight games in regulation and has fallen out of the playoff picture. Ovechkin, who leads the team with 32 goals, has missed four of those games. Over the past two days, Ovechkin met twice with Washington Coach Peter Laviolette to gauge whether he would be ready to return against the Ducks after the death of his father, Mikhail.
“I think he’s in a good spot. He took some time,” Laviolette said. “I think Alex wants to come back and help our team be successful, whatever that might be. Whether it’s him scoring three goals or one goal or just playing a great game and our team winning the hockey game is first and foremost on his list. I’m sure he wants to come back and have a presence in the game.”
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