The Washington Capitals will enter Tuesday night’s matchup against the New York Rangers in the ‘NHL Big City Greens Classic’ with an air of uncertainty around the availability of star forward Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin missed Monday’s practice session for maintenance reasons, and is listed as a game-time decision for the matchup. Should he be unable to play, Joe Snively and Aliaksei Protas would be the likely replacements in the lineup.

It’s been a tumultuous year for the Capitals, who have been on the outside looking in when it comes to the Eastern Conference playoff mix. Earlier this month, the team sold off some veteran assets and is currently five points behind the New York Islanders for the final wild-card berth.

Ovechkin, 37, has missed five games this season, all of which