Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was spotted skating again on Monday in quite a shocking--yet promising--development in his recovery from a fractured left fibula. Caps insider Tarik El-Bashir shared footage of Ovechkin skating around the ice at the Capitals practice facility, fueling optimism for a return before the end of December.

Ovechkin wore a tracksuit and a helmet with stick in hand but no hockey gear during his light workout, which coach Spencer Carbery said he believed was the 39-year-old longtime captain’s first time back on the ice since the injury.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin skated lightly by himself before the team's practice on Monday, two weeks after breaking his left leg. The Capitals announced their team captain would miss four to six weeks after he fractured his left fibula in a collision with Utah forward Jack McBain in Washington's 6-2 win on Nov.

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Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is already hitting the ice amid his continuing recovery from an injury.

This is the first time Ovechkin has been seen on the ice since suffering a fractured left fibula. The Capitals expected Ovechkin to miss somewhere between four to six weeks with t

Bruce Boudreau, the former coach of the Washington Capitals, recently shared a funny story about his first time coaching Alex Ovechkin.

The Capitals are 13-4-1 in their first 18 games, and Ovechkin was leading the NHL lead in goals (15) and the top-ranked player in standard fantasy hockey leagues at the time of his injury. Ovechkin stands at 868 goals in 1,444 career games, only 26 behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record (894 in 1,487 games).