It doesn't look like Kovalchuk passes the pencil test. Also note the bend in the ankle per another topic.
See link.
https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2020/02/25/ilya-kovalchuk-will-join-alex-ovechkin-in-wearing-yellow-laces-with-the-washington-capitals/?fbclid=IwAR2wDP5KbM0jLRbG3-a7Q9JDS01TPhu0mg82K6DsyJd_N43eWGWe1R1Q8n4