The Washington Capitals' captain Alex Ovechkin joined the team for practice in the next step of his injury recovery.

The Washington Capitals have gone 6-2-1 since Alex Ovechkin was sidelined by a broken left fibula. It’s a stark contrast to his first 19 NHL seasons, when they lost 33 of the 59 games Ovechkin missed and 23 of 36 over the past decade.

The Capitals had lost 33 of their 59 games without Alex Ovechkin in the lineup during his first 19 seasons. In stark contrast to that, they’ve won six of nine since the 39-year-old captain was sidelined by a broken left fibula.