The Washington Capitals were in Utah last night to face the former Coyotes.
In the match, the Caps’ scoring machine once again moved the strings while after scoring a hat trick the day before in Vegas, he scored two other goals, his 14th and 15th of the season. .
He then seemed unstoppable.
But while he had come within just 27 goals of the famous all-time record of Wayne Gretzkywhat everyone feared has happened: Alex Ovechkin fell in battle.
After colliding knee to knee with the attacker Jack McBain you Utah HC, Ovi immediately collapsed on the ice, visibly in pain.
Discomforted by the injury, he had difficulty getting to his team’s bench and then left the match without returning afterwards.
Needless to say, all fans in the league are currently holding their breath, hoping that Ovechkin’s visibly knee injury is not too serious and will not jeopardize his hunt for the record, he who is currently at 27 goals to surpass Gretzky’s 894.
- Aged 39, Alex Ovechkin is a 6’3″/238lbs left winger selected in the 1st round (1st total) during the 2004 draft. So far this season, he has compiled a record of 15 goals and 10 assists for a total of 25 points in 18 matches. He has 2 years remaining on his contract, earning him an average of $9.5 million per season.
See the images of his worrying injury at the bottom.
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