The Capitals have just wrapped up their game-day morning skate at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. They face the Hurricanes tonight at 7:30PM (Preview here). Here are the news bits from this morning: 

It looks like Tom Wilson will return to the lineup for the first time since sustaining a concussion against Vegas on December 4 (He missed three games). The morning practice lines:

Caps expected lineup:

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Connolly-Eller-DSP
Jaskin-Dowd-Boyd

Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Siegenthaler-Bowey

Burakovsky and Stephenson are out. Djoos had surgery yesterday and is out indefinitely.

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 14, 2018

With the Wilson 20-game suspension and the Oshie injury, the Capitals top-6 have played for a total of four periods together this season.

It looks like Andre Burakovsky will be scratched for a second consecutive game. Chandler Stephenson also looks to be a healthy scratch.

Christian Djoos has had surgery on his thigh. Djoos was injured on December 11 against Detroit. He’s going to be out indefinitely.

Capitals defenseman Christian Djoos underwent a successful surgical procedure on his left thigh on Thursday, after sustaining the injury on Dec. 11 versus Detroit. Djoos is out indefinitely.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) December 14, 2018

Braden Holtby will get the start tonight in Raleigh, and Pheonix Copley will get the start tomorrow at Capital One Arena when the Caps host the Sabres.

Looks like @tom_wilso will play on the second line tonight @Kuzya92 and @JVranaa. All the action tonight on @NBCSCapitals beginning at 6:30. pic.twitter.com/UCXnpTmFh0

— steve farrell (@capsbigbossman) December 14, 2018

The Hurricanes returned to Raleigh late last night/this morning after a 6-4 loss to the Canadiens in Montreal. Therefor, it’s unlikely they will hold any game day skate, and much news will come from the Canes camp today.

Jonas Siegenthaler, who’s time is now, considering the Djoos injury, led the final stretches.

.@josieg97 leads the stretch and the boys are ready for action.

See ya later, Raleigh. #ALLCAPS #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/4LIeH1LREl

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 14, 2018

The Capitals face the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena tonight in the first of four meetings between the teams this season. The Capitals are 94-54-14-8 all-time against the Hurricanes and 43-28-10-4 against at PNC Arena.

.@tom_wilso speaks to the media ahead of his first game back in over a week #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/40gE7FWPVG

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 14, 2018