Alex Ovechkin's balancing act between the Capitals and the Olympics in Russia could get a whirlwind test in a few weeks, according to an ESPN.com report on Tuesday.

Russia would like to have Ovechkin carry the torch after it is lit in Greece on September 29. That would be a tight fit, because it's only two days before the Capitals open the regular season in Chicago.

"We just have to find a plane," Ovechkin said.