This is the first time Ovechkin has been seen on the ice since suffering a fractured left fibula. The Capitals expected Ovechkin to miss somewhere between four to six weeks with t

Ovechkin wore a tracksuit and a helmet with stick in hand but no hockey gear during his light workout, which coach Spencer Carbery said he believed was the 39-year-old longtime captain’s first time back on the ice since the injury.

The Capitals announced Nov. 21 that Ovechkin would miss 4-6 weeks after he was injured in a leg-on-leg collision with Utah forward Jack McBain 5:30 into the third period of their 6-2 victory. He skated Monday wearing a track suit and helmet while Capitals athletic trainer Jason Serbus watched from the bench.