Ovechkin will miss several NHL games.
Aleksandr Ovechkin’s father has fallen ill. PDO
NHL star Alexander Ovechkin leaves for Russia in the middle of the season. His club, the Washington Capitals, will tell you about it.
The Capitals tweeted on Tuesday that Ovechkin is temporarily leaving the team due to family reasons.
Russian of Match TV according to the father of the 37-year-old star striker Mikhail Ovechkin has fallen ill and had to be hospitalized.
Aleksandr Ovechkin will fly to Moscow in the next few days. He has agreed with the Capitals to miss several games.
The Russian is the captain of his team and scored 32+22=54 power points in 54 matches this season. He also played a prominent role with his son at the NHL star event organized a week ago, even though he has received strong criticism in Europe for his ties to the president to Vladimir Putin.
The loss is big for the Capitals, who are fighting tooth and nail for a playoff spot. At the moment, the team is still barely above the playoff line.