Capitals forward Ovechkin is fine but gets day off after big hit

January 28, 2009 Doug Stolhand News 0

ARLINGTON, Va. - Alex Ovechkin was given Wednesday off, an excused absence from practice that Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said had nothing to do with the "stinger" the league's reigning MVP got from a shoulder-first crash into the boards.

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