Alex Ovechkin, three other Capitals violated COVID protocols while in Pittsburgh

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty ImagesInteresting news from the Penguins’ last opponent, as the NHL fines the Washington Capitals $100,000 and has added four players to the “COVID protocol related absence” list.

The four players added to the list are all very high profile:

Travel Protocol: Each member of the Club’s Travelling Party will be required to stay in a single occupancy room; no individual shall permit guests or other personnel in their room (with exception of housekeeping/engineering staff, as needed...while individuals are not present)

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 21, 2021 Here is the Capitals statement on the matter:

The statement does build on existing reporting.…