Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is on track to make an expedited return to the ice after suffering a fractured fibula in mid-November. Although a final decision is not expected to be made until Saturday,

Ovechkin led the league with 15 goals in 18 games before getting injured last month. He is now 27 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894 goals that was once considered unapproachable.