Ovechkin's Farewell Tour Starts in Raleigh — the Arena Where the Capitals Drafted Him No. 1

Alex Ovechkin's long goodbye begins Tuesday night in Raleigh. The Washington Capitals captain takes the ice at the Lenovo Center to face the Carolina Hurricanes in the opening stop of his farewell tour — a fitting full circle, since this is the arena where Washington made him the first overall pick of the 2004 NHL Draft. Coach Spencer Carbery told reporters Tuesday morning that his entire lineup for the game will be a 'game-time' decision, with several players uncertain. Goaltender Logan Thompson is expected to start his fourth straight game in net, while Washington remains without Pierre-Luc Dubois (illness) and Matt Roy (lower-body injury). Alex Tuch skated Tuesday after a maintenance day but remains a game-time call, and the Capitals recalled Justin Holl from Hershey for blue-line insurance.