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Alex Ovechkin gave no hints Wednesday about the injury he's resting as the Washington Capitals vie for the Eastern Conference's top seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Ovechkin But he did tell reporters that both he and the team decided the best time for him to take a break was now, before the Capitals make their final playoff push.
"It was our collective decision. We talk about probably two weeks before that and again it was pretty hard," Ovechkin said in Washington. "But when we win some games in a row and felt good, we just said, 'OK, it's time to do it right now.' "
The Capitals beat Philadelphia 5-4 in a shootout Tuesday night, pulling within one point of the conference-leading Flyers.
Washington has won nine of its past 10 games, and has 10 games left to play. Philadelphia has eight.
The Capitals had announced Monday that Ovechkin would be out from seven to 10 days with the undisclosed injury.
Ovechkin, who skated in equipment before the rest of the team practiced Wednesday morning, offered no details about the injury, other than it had been bothering him for two months.
"I think right now we clinch playoff spot and right now all the organization focus is about playoffs," Ovechkin said. "I think right now is a good time to you know, make some rest for my body. I feel something couple months, I have it and right now it's a good time to recover it and be good in playoffs."
"It was our collective decision. We talk about probably two weeks before that and again it was pretty hard," Ovechkin said in Washington. "But when we win some games in a row and felt good, we just said, 'OK, it's time to do it right now.' "
The Capitals beat Philadelphia 5-4 in a shootout Tuesday night, pulling within one point of the conference-leading Flyers.
Washington has won nine of its past 10 games, and has 10 games left to play. Philadelphia has eight.
The Capitals had announced Monday that Ovechkin would be out from seven to 10 days with the undisclosed injury.
Ovechkin, who skated in equipment before the rest of the team practiced Wednesday morning, offered no details about the injury, other than it had been bothering him for two months.
"I think right now we clinch playoff spot and right now all the organization focus is about playoffs," Ovechkin said. "I think right now is a good time to you know, make some rest for my body. I feel something couple months, I have it and right now it's a good time to recover it and be good in playoffs."
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