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Ovechkin, who is fourth in the NHL with 50
goals this season and third in the league all-time with 780, was
hurt when he tripped over the goalie stick of Toronto's Erik
Kallgren after missing on a breakaway. Ovechkin slid into the
end boards and left the ice in apparent pain and a possible
shoulder injury.
A three-time Hart Trophy winner as the league's most valuable
player, the Russian star is in his 17th NHL season, all with the
Capitals. His career high of 65 goals in a season came in
2007-08, his first Hart Trophy season, as did his best of 112
points.
Ovechkin, 36, has 90 points (50 goals, 40 assists) in 77 games
this season.
The Capitals (44-23-11, 99 points) have already clinched a
playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. With the league
beginning its final week of the regular season, they trailed
Boston by only two points for the top wild card.
--Field Level Media
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