Alexander Ovechkin admits to taking some ''magic pills'' to play through injury
After losing to the Florida Panthers in 6 games in the opening round of the NHL playoffs Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has indicated he was playing injured in the first round as the result of a late season injury.
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin confirmed he had a left shoulder injury late in the season. He will not need surgery.
«I hit the boards and hit my shoulder, but in the playoffs I don't think it matters. If it hurts, you have some injections to do and you have some magic pills.»� Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) May 15, 2022
Citing the pain playing through his injury caused him Ovechkin credited magic pills, likely painkillers, with enabling him to play on:
"If it hurts, you have some injections to do and you have some magic pills.»
Scoring 6 points in 6 games in the playoffs, and 90 points in 77 games in the regular season, you'd have to wonder how well Ovechkin could play without injury, especially at 36 years of age.
Highest active player on the NHL career goal scoring list, Ovechkin is 3rd all time (780) behind Gordie Howe (801) and Wayne Gretzky (894).
This past season Ovechkin also tied Wayne Gretzy and Mike Bossy with 9x 50-goal seasons.
THE GOAL THAT MADE HISTORY:
ALEX OVECHKIN TIES WAYNE GRETZKY AND MIKE BOSSY FOR THE @NHL RECORD WITH 9️⃣ 50-GOAL SEASONS!!!!! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/epekIGW05r� NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) April 21, 2022
CAPS TODAY: Alex Ovechkin enters tonight's game with 72 career playoff goals, tied with Esa Tikkanen and Patrick Marleau for the 14th most in NHL history. More info on the #Caps captain and Caps Clips at https://t.co/HecIC0ECg1 pic.twitter.com/2Csyf9EmZu� CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) May 13, 2022
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