May 16
Ovechkin played the final two games of the Capitals' playoff series against the Rangers with a hairline fracture in his left foot, the Washington Post reports.
Recommendation: Since skating could not make the injury worse, Ovechkin played through the issue, both in those two games, as well as the the quarterfinals of the World Championships. The good news is that the fracture will simply requires rest to heal and Ovechkin has the entire offseason ahead of him to that end.
May 16
Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team says is a hairline fracture in his left foot.
Advice: Capitals spokesman Sergey Kocharov writes in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that Ovechkin's foot was hurt during Game 6 of Washington's first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers. Washington lost that game 1-0 Sunday, and then lost 5-0 Monday in Game 7.
