Alexander Ovechkin

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) crouches as he slowly skates off the ice after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Teammates surround Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) as he lays on the ice after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) lays on the ice after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22), right, during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. Knuble appeared to be ok. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) stretches on the ice minutes before a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Teammates surround Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) as he lays on the ice after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin sits on the bench March 15, 2012, after colliding with teammate Mike Knuble during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Teammates surround Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin on March 15, 2012, as he lays on the ice after a collision with teammate Mike Knuble during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin celebrates his game-winning overtime goal with teammates Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Washington. The Capitals won 3-2. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Left wing Alex Ovechkin, celebrating a goal Feb. 24 against Montreal, is the last Capital to score since Feb. 28. His overtime goal beat the New York Islanders 3-2. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin celebrates his overtime game-winning goal with defenseman Mike Green against the New York Islanders on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Washington. The Capitals won 3-2. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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Alex Ovechkin (left) and his Capitals teammates didn't gain — or lose — any teammates as Monday's NHL trade deadline passed without Washington making any moves. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) and Carolina Hurricanes' Tim Gleason (6) work along the boards during the first period in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has 24 goals and 45 points this season. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals has the puck poked away by the Carolina Hurricanes' Brandon Sutter (16), with the Hurricanes' Tim Gleason nearby, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Karl B. DeBlaker)