Alex Ovechkin game-time decision Tuesday vs. Bruins

Washington Capitals coach Peter Laviolette told reporters Monday that star forward and captain Alex Ovechkin would play in Tuesday's regular-season finale against the Boston Bruins if he was cleared from his lower-body injury. The injury has caused him to miss seven of the past eight games and limited him to just 39 seconds of ice time versus the New York Rangers on May 3.