The superstar Alexander Ovetjkin is chasing ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's goal record in NHL, but the Russian is now expected to be out for a longer period due to injury.
His club Washington has placed the 39-year-old on the injury list to be able to bring in a replacement from the farm club.
Ovetjkin is expected to be out for at least a week, which is the shortest time a player must be considered injured for the club to be able to call in a replacement. This means that the Russian will miss at least three matches, but it is likely to be a longer injury absence than that, writes news agency AP.
It is about an injury to his left leg, which he sustained in Monday's match against Utah. Then Ovetjkin scored two goals and with his 868 NHL goals in total, he is 27 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky's goal record of 894 goals.
