ALEX OVECHKIN STEPS AWAY FROM CAPS FOR ‘FAMILY MATTER’

By Jenny Masters

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is away from the team as he attends to “a family matter and the health of a loved one,” the team announced today.

There’s no timeline on Ovechkin’s absence, but coach Peter Laviolette said he’s expecting to be without the team captain for the foreseeable future.

The Capitals play the Hurricanes tonight. the Panthers on Thursday and the Hurricanes again in a Stadium Series matchup on Saturday.

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