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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Suffers lower-body injurySeptember 18, 2025 | 10:06 AM

Ovechkin left Thursday's practice session due to a lower-body injury, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. Ovechkin is entering the final year of a five-year, $47.5 million deal he signed with the Caps back in July of 2021. At 40 years of age, there figures to be plenty of speculation as to whether the NHL's all-time leading scorer will be back for another year. Until the team provides an update on his status, fantasy players will have to take a wait-and-see approach with Ovechkin. Either way, it seems unlikely be will be pressed into service for the preseason opener against Boston on Sunday.