Alex Ovechkin has missed only 31 games in his career, including Monday’s game against Montreal.
Interesting info about the games he missed:
- 17 games to injury (6 of which were due to a scrap with Columbus’s Jason Chimera in 2009)
- 7 games for on-ice disciplinary reasons (3 suspensions total)
- 3 game for skipping All-Star game
- 2 games for family reasons
- 1 game for oversleeping – punished by the team
- 1 game because the regulars sat for a meaningless Game 82
The Caps are 14-14-2 in those games.