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Alex Ovechkin returns to Capitals following death of father

FILE - Alex Ovechkin, left, of Russia, reacts after being selected as the first overall pick by the Washington Capitals during the NHL Draft, June 26, 2004, at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. At right is Ovechkin's father Mikhail. Ovechkin returned to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, after missing four games over the past week after the death of his father in Moscow. (AP Photo/Grant Halverson, File) Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) skates a puck out of the corner as Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP) An image of recently deceased Mikhail Ovechkin, father of Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, is shown on the scoreboard prior to an NHL hockey game between the Capitals and the Florida Panthers, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) FILE - Mikhail Ovechkin, stands as his wife receives a kiss from their son, Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, with his then-fiancé Nastya Shubskay, right, before he was presented a commemorative hockey stick by owner Ted Leonsis, Jan. 14, 2016, in Washington. Ovechkin says his father, Mikhail, has died. The Capitals captain delivered the news in Russian on his Instagram account. Ovechkin left the team yesterday to tend to a family health matter regarding a loved one. Coach Peter Laviolette said he expected Ovechkin to be gone for at least the rest of the week and away for the foreseeable future. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file) Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin skates with the puck during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Washington. The Capitals won 3-2 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) stands on the ice during the NHL All Star Skills Showcase, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) and his son waits for the events to start during the NHL All Star Skills Showcase,Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin puts a shot on net in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Alex Ovechkin returns to Capitals following death of father