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The Washington Capitals put Alex Ovechkin on injured reserve Wednesday and recalled fellow Russian winger Ivan Miroshnichenko from the minors.

General manager Patrik Allvin said the team's focus is making sure J.T. Miller knows "the entire organization is here to support him."

The NHL referee who was stretchered out of a game following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson was back home and expected to make a full recovery.

Connor Bedard, 19, is going through some growing pains at the beginning of his second NHL season.

St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas is returning to the lineup for a contest against the Minnesota Wild.

Filip Chytil was injured in a game against San Jose.

Ovechkin scored twice on Utah goaltender Connor Ingram on Monday night.

Billed as the "Takeover Tour," the six-team league selected six U.S. cities -- Raleigh, Buffalo, Detroit, St. Louis, Denver and Seattle -- and Canadian stops in Vancouver and Quebec City, with one site yet to be announced.

Reaves was fined $35,156.25. The incident took place during Toronto's 4-3 overtime win over Edmonton.

McNabb has spent the past eight seasons with Vegas after playing parts of five others for Buffalo and Los Angeles. He has two points through his first 16 games this season.