ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals had the day off from practice Sunday, their last without skating before they open the season by hosting the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, TNT).

Ovechkin still spent part of the day at Washington's practice facility, though, rooting on his 7-year-old son, Sergei, in his youth league game. Although Ovechkin is the NHL all-time leader in goals after passing Wayne Gretzky last season, the 40-year-old left wing is not much different from any other hockey parent when he and wife, Nastya, watch Sergei play.

"It's nice, but I'm nervous," the Capitals captain said. "I want him to be the best, but I'm cool with that. If he wants to be a hockey player, yeah, that's nice. If not, that's OK too."

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