The Washington Capitals announced at the start of the second period of Thursday night’s game against the Lightning that winger T.J. Oshie would not return. He was ruled out with an upper body injury.
INJURY UPDATE: #Caps T.J. Oshie (upper body) will not return to tonight’s game.
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) March 31, 2023
Oshie logged six shifts and 6:07 of time on ice in the first frame and was on the ice when time expired in the period.
Oshie has 19 goals and 16 assists in 57 games played so far this season. He has missed 19 games due to injury during.
After being limited to just 44 games played last season, mostly due to injury, Oshie left the Capitals preseason game against the St. Louis Blues with an upper body injury on October 5, but was able to return for opening night on October 12.
Oshie left the Predators game on October 29 with a lower body injury and did not return to the lineup until November 23 against the Flyers.
Oshie also suffered a non-contact upper body injury against the Maple Leafs on December 17 that had him miss the remainder of December.