Ovechkin won't play in Washington's First Preseason Game

Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian striker and captain of the Washington Capitals American hockey club, will not play in the team's first preseason match.

Ovechkin is not included in the application for the match against the Boston Bruins published on September 20 by the team's press service.

It is known that Washington will play the first preseason match of the season on the road against Boston on the night of September 22.

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On September 18, it was reported that the hockey player left training at the team's training camp due to a "lower body injury." Then the Washington Capitals started training in preparation for the new NHL season, which will begin on October 7.

The next day, Gleb Chistyakov, the athlete's representative, noted that "everything is fine" with the hockey player's condition

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