The Capitals have won three in row and for the first time this season have swept a back-to-back set. After two big wins over the Lightning and the Maple Leafs, the Caps got a well-deserved day off on Sunday. On Monday, it was back to work, looking to build on a successful five-game/seven-day span that saw Washington win four of five. The Capitals have three days to prepare for their next game which comes Thursday when they host the Kings to kick off a season-long five-game homestand.
NEWS
Christian Djoos was practicing today. Not only was he out on the ice but he was also sporting the full navy blue contact jersey. Djoos was skating with Aaron Ness as an extra defensive pair.
A roster move will need to be made to clear a spot for Djoos, who looks good to go in his return to practice. #Caps pic.twitter.com/kc5191QLnf
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikNBCS) November 27, 2017
Djoos missed the last six games with an upper-body injury. The Capitals don’t have a game until Thursday but in order to activate Djoos off of injured reserve, the Capitals will need to make some type of roster move. Their roster is currently at the maximum of 23-men.
Lars Eller and Devante Smith-Pelly weren’t on the ice this morning. Smith-Pelly was sick and was sent home. Meanwhile, Eller is still in Toronto to handle some issues regarding his visa/passport.
Caps say that the plan all along was for Eller to stay behind in Toronto to work on his visa/passport stuff. So, he didn’t get trapped there.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) November 27, 2017
Andre Burakovsky wasn’t practicing with the team but he continued to skate and shoot on his own as he inches closer to his return. Burakovsky has been sidelined since late-October with a fractured left thumb. He is eligible to return mid-to-late December.
SHAVINGS
- All three Alex Ovechkin hat tricks this season came against three different Canadian Atlantic Division teams.
- Ovechkin leads the Caps with 20 career hat tricks.
- Jakub Vrana has three goals in his last three games and four points in his last four games (3 goals, 1 assist).
From #Caps notes: Alex Ovechkin is the first player to have 3 hat tricks in the first 25 games of a season since — Alex Semin in 2010-11.. pic.twitter.com/MayG5vAGh9
— Rob Carlin (@RobCarlinNBCS) November 27, 2017
CAPITALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
A memorable night of hat tricks, perseverance and friendship. #HockeyFightsCancer pic.twitter.com/SrTJdUfff5
— NHL (@NHL) November 26, 2017
A look back at a special night for 13-year old cancer survivor Alex Luie. Read more about that here.
Brace yourself, the Djoos is loose at practice once again. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/3Wqp5RBwdb
— #CapsFightCancer (@Capitals) November 27, 2017
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