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Alex Ovechkin is set to return to game action just 40 days after fracturing his left leg.
Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery announced that Ovechkin will play in the Caps' road game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
Ovechkin returned to full practice on Friday, per NHL.com's Tom Gulitti.
Carbery later said the team would determine Ovechkin's availability depending on how his leg reacted to the practice.
Ovechkin is now set to rejoin Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas on the Capitals' top line, while slotting in alongside Strome, John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun and Tom Wilson on the club's top power-play unit.