Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks, an injury that pauses the Washington Capitals superstar captain’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record.

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Alex Ovechkin expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks with broken left leg

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Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks, an injury that pauses the Washington Capitals superstar captain's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record.

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Capitals' Ovechkin expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks with broken left leg

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks

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According to the NHL’s official statement, "The absence will be the longest of Ovechkin's career. His longest previous stretch was when he missed six games because of an upper-body injury from November 4-14, 2009"

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Ovechkin out six weeks with broken leg, Gretzky chase on hold

BOSTON — When the Capitals announced on Thursday that Alex Ovechkin had a broken tibia and would miss 4-6 weeks, astute Bruins fans started checking their calendars and doing math.

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After injury, could Alex Ovechkin break Gretzky record at Bruins in Boston?

Russian hockey player and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin is having an outstanding season in the National Hockey League. He made the team a leader in the Eastern Conference and led the scoring race for the first time in three years, scoring 15 goals in 18 games of the season. But in the last game against Utah, the striker broke his leg and will miss at least a month, again delaying Wayne Gretzky's eternal NHL goal record. Meduza e…

Российский хоккеист и капитан «Вашингтон Кэпиталс» Александр Овечкин проводит выдающийся сезон в Национальной хоккейной лиге. Он вывел команду в лидеры Восточной конференции и впервые за три года возглавил бомбардирскую гонку, забросив 15 шайб в 18 матчах сезона. Но в последней игре против «Юты» нападающий сломал ногу и пропустит не меньше месяца — из-за этого снова откладывается достижение вечного рекорда Уэйна Гретцки по голам в НХЛ. «Медуза» …

Александр Овечкин сломал ногу — достижение «вечного рекорда» Уэйна Гретцки по голам в НХЛ откладывается До травмы россиянин возглавил список бомбардиров сезона впервые за три года

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Alexander Ovechkin broke his leg — Wayne Gretzky's “eternal record” for goals in the NHL is postponed Before injury, the Russian topped the season's scorers list for the first time in three years

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Ovechkin out 4-6 weeks for Capitals with broken leg

The Washington Capitals announced that Alex Ovechkin will be out four-to-six weeks due to his left leg injury. The Caps say Ovechkin fractured his fibula, one of the bones in his lower leg that extends from the knee down to the ankle, in his collision with the Utah Hockey Club’s Jack McBain on Monday night. The Capitals tell the media that Ovechkin’s injury will not require surgery. 
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin underwent further ev…

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Alex Ovechkin fractured fibula in left leg, will be sidelined four to six weeks

Alexander Ovechkin was injured in a game against the Utah Hockey Club. Jack McBain, left wing for Utah, collided with Ovi, and the knee-to-knee contact, broke his left fibula. This collision was deemed incidental, but...

Alex Ovechkin expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks with broken left leg

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