The Washington Capitals could see Alex Ovechkin back in the mix sooner rather than later, as the captain ramped things up with the team returning from its holiday break on Friday. Ovechkin was a full go once again at practice and skated on the top line with Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas,

Alex Ovechkin could return to the Washington Capitals lineup when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first game back from the NHL’s Christmas break

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was a full participant in practice Friday and could return to the lineup Saturday night against the Maple Leafs after missing five weeks with a broken left leg.

Alex Ovechkin could resume his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record when the Washington Capitals visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNE, SNO, SNP, NHLN,