Alex Ovechkin has been ruled out for the remainder of the Washington Capitals' final preseason game of the year after sustaining a lower-body injury, the team announced Friday.

The Capitals star seemed to be in some pain after laying an awkward hit on Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny midway through the first period. He was slow to get up but limped off to the locker room on his own while appearing to favor his left leg.

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