Vrana on the Ice at Kettler

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The Capitals held a morning skate at Kettler ahead of their matchup with the Islanders tonight. They were joined by players Jakub Vrana and Paul Carey, who were called up yesterday, while Zach Sanford was reassigned to Hershey.

Vrana was placed on the second line with Andre Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Caps lines today: Ovechkin-Backstrom-Johansson; Burakovsky-Kuznetsov-Vrana; Connolly-Eller-Williams; Winnik-Beagle-Wilson:

— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) December 1, 2016

Caps D: Alzner-Niskanen; Orlov-Carlson; Orpington-Schmidt. Chorney is extra D. Oshie (shoulder) was skating as a D again

— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) December 1, 2016

Carey didn’t practice today due to an illness. Vrana has 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in 18 games with Hershey this season and is tied for third in the AHL in goals.

Vrana said he was napping when he got the call that he was recalled, so he missed it initially. Woke up to several messages.

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 1, 2016

Vrana spoke with the media following practice:

Caps' 2014 first round draft pick (#13 overall), Jakub Vrana, set to play first @nhl game tonight. #CapsIsles #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/9C3g3sTQ0o

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 1, 2016

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By Michael Marzzacco