The Capitals returned to work on Tuesday, following a couple of days-off on Sunday and Monday. The team will practice again tomorrow before they begin their two game set with the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at Capital One Arena. Here’s the latest from MedStar Capitals Iceplex.

PRACTICE

T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin did not participate in practice today. Oshie was out due to “personal reasons’ and Ovechkin did not skate due to lower body injury.

Capitals are practicing today.

T.J. Oshie is out today for personal reasons.

Alex Ovechkin (lower body) is not skating today. Team is calling it a maintenance day/his status is day-to-day.

— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) March 23, 2021

Laviolette said after practice that Ovechkin’s absence was more of a maintenance thing. He is listed as “day-to-day”.

Laviolette said Alex Ovechkin’s absence today from practice was more of a “maintenance thing,” officially listed as day-to-day, lower body injury.

Caps practice again tomorrow before playing New Jersey on Thursday.

— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) March 23, 2021

The Capitals announced prior to practice that the team has re-assigned Mike Sgarbossa and Garrett Pilon from AHL Hershey to Capitals taxi squad.

#Caps re-assign forwards Michael Sgarbossa and Garrett Pilon from Hershey to Washington’s Taxi Squad.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) March 23, 2021

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

John Carlson

Nick Jensen

Nic Dowd

Peter Laviolette

SHAVINGS

• The Washington Capitals have completed five sets of back-to-backs this season and hold a record of 8-2-0 in those games, including a 4-1-0 record in the second half of the sets.
  
• Thursday’s game against the New Jersey Devils at Capital One Arena will mark the first game of the third set of three straight back-to-backs the Capitals will have played from March 15-26, and the first time the Caps have played three straight back-to-back sets since the 2010-11 season (Feb. 16-26, 2011). Washington is a combined 33-16-7 in back-to-back sets over the last three seasons.
• The Capitals currently sit in second place in the East Division with a record of 20-7-4 and are two points behind the New York Islanders with two games in hand. Washington, who is 10-4-2 at home this season, will continue their six-game homestand with two games against New Jersey on Thursday and Friday, before concluding their homestand against the New York Rangers on Sunday.

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