Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and defenseman Dmitry Orlov have been cleared to return from the COVID-19 list and could play Saturday against the Boston Bruins, head coach Peter Laviolette told NHL.com's Tom Gulitti.

Ovechkin, Orlov, center Evgeny Kuznetsov, and goaltender Ilya Samsonov had been in quarantine since Jan. 20 after violating COVID-19 protocols. Kuznetsov and Samsonov remain in quarantine.

The Caps went 3-0-1 without four of their most important players.

With pivot Lars Eller likely to miss his second straight game due to a lower-body injury, winger T.J. Oshie is expected to shift to the middle and play between Ovechkin and Richard Panik on Saturday - assuming Ovechkin suits up.

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