Ovechkin 'Week to Week' With Upper Body Strain

by Adam GretzFiled under: Capitals, NHL InjuriesAfter leaving Sunday's overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets with an upper body injury, the Washington Capitals announced on Monday that Alex Ovechkin will be out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis with an upper body strain.It goes without saying that it's a huge blow to the Capitals offense, as he's leading the league in goals (again) and points. Prior to this injury, he missed only four games in his NHL career, three of them coming a year ago.Ovechkin 'Week to Week' With Upper Body Strain originally appeared on Fanhouse NHL Blog on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments