Alex Ovechkin practiced for the second time yesterday, taking shots, stickhandling and skating hard for about a half hour. He's no longer in pain and may return to games within the next week. "I wish it was going to be tomorrow," said Ovechkin, who suffered a strain near his left shoulder eight days ago. "I need to make sure I'm good and my body feels good. Probably a week. We'll see." Ovechkin also skated on Thursday but quickly abandoned his stick after aggravating the strain. He didn't skate the ...