Washington Capitals coach Peter Laviolette confirmed star forward Alex Ovechkin will be "good to go" for the team's Stanley Cup playoffs opener against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
"Alex will play tonight," Laviolette told reporters. "To be honest, I haven't really noticed anything different. He was a full participant, he wasn't held out of anything and he competed at full-go."
Ovechkin missed Washington's final three games of the regular season because of an upper-body injury.
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