Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has pulled out of the NHL All-Star Game.
"He really doesn't feel like he deserves to be there and doesn't want to be a distraction," Capitals GM George McPhee told ESPN.com. "When he came in this morning, he said, 'I'm a suspended player and I don't deserve to be there."
Ovechkin was suspended three games Monday for a charging incident in which he launched himself to hit Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek during Sunday's loss to the Penguins.
The suspension angered both Ovechkin and the Capitals.
Ovechkin To Skip All-Star Game