Captain Alex Ovechkin is unlikely to join the Washington Capitals for their season opener against the New York Rangers on Wednesday. Laviolette said the team hopes Ovechkin can play on Wednesday. Stephen Whyno of NHL.com has the latest: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/SWhyno/status/1447577695605379077?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/SWhyno/status/1447620987839725575?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div>