Alexander Ovechkin faces major setback in pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's goal record
Last night, the Washington Capitals faced-off against Utah HC, and captain Alexander Ovechkin had to leave the game to due a reported knee injury.
It was clear that he was in immediate pain and could not get up off the ice and signalled to the trainers come out immediately. Ovechkin's knee took a forceful contact - looking a little similar to the Patrik Laine injury that's kept the Habs forward out long term.
-Ryan Hall, Oilers Daily
Unfortunately, Ovechkin could hardly weight-bear on his leg and needed assistance back to the Capitals bench.
After a few moments of testing his knee on the bench, it became increasingly clear that a fairly significant injury had occurred, forcing him to go down the tunnel for medical intervention.
Prominent UBC sports doctor Harjas Grewa gave his visual diagnosis of the injury, stating that the Capitals captain could be sidelined for weeks.
Dr. Harjas Grewa also noted that a potential injury to the ACL is possible, but highly unlikely. A torn ACL would be worst case scenario moving forward as he inches closer to Wayne Gretzky's scoring title.
Wayne Gretzky's scoring record sits untouched at 894 goals. Last night, Ovechkin notched 2 goals, putting him in in first place with 15 tallies on the season.
Hopefully, Alex Ovechin makes a swift recovery as all sign were leading to him breaking Wayne Gretzky's record this season.
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