Alexander Ovechkin Reports to Capitals Camp
Ovechkin arrived in the US and visited the Capitals' rink, greeting team-mates ahead of training camp, which opens on his 41st birthday.
Alexander Ovechkin landed in the United States and, on Friday, went straight to the Capitals' practice rink.
He missed the informal skate but caught up with team-mates on the ice, trading handshakes and hugs, among them forward Tom Wilson.
The Capitals' training camp opens officially on 17 September — Ovechkin's 41st birthday. The coming campaign will be his 22nd in the NHL.
The captain already holds the league's regular-season goals record, with 929. Add the play-offs and his tally reaches 1,006 — second only to Wayne Gretzky's 1,016.
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