Alex Ovechkin gave no hints Wednesday about the injury he's resting as the Washington Capitals vie for the Eastern Conference's top seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But he did tell reporters that both he and the team decided the best time for him to take a break was now, before the Capitals make their final playoff push. "It was our collective decision. We talk about probably two weeks before that and again it was pretty hard," Ovechkin said in Washington. "But when we win some games in a row and felt good, we just said, 'OK, it's time to do it right now.' " Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6250847
