The Washington Capitals were back at MedStar Capitals Iceplex following their 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings. There were a lot of storylines at the rink so here is what you need to know.
#ALLCAPS back practicing @MedStarIceplex
🏒Alex Ovechkin taking a maintenance day
🏒Rasmus Sandin day-to-day with UBI
🏒Tom Wilson day-to-day with UBI
🏒TJ Oshie back practicing in regular jersey
🏒Sonny Milano practicing in non-contact jersey pic.twitter.com/ErKUVT2gnD
— Ben Raby (@BenRaby31) January 9, 2024
Alex Ovechkin took another maintenance day. This is the second team that he has missed practice since he was in a knee-on-knee collision with Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal. Ovechkin did play against LA and had an assist.
Tom Wilson and Rasmus Sandin did not skate Tuesday due to upper-body injuries. Wilson presumably has a broken nose after taking a high hit against Los Angeles. He did finish the game.
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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 7, 2024
Sandin had missed the last few games due to an illness, but now he is listed as an upper-body injury. Both he and Wilson are day-to-day.
T.J. Oshie skated in a normal practice jersey after going home to Minnesota for treatments of an injury. Oshie has not played since Dec. 16 and also has an upper-body injury.
Sonny Milano was also at practice, but in a non-contact jersey. Milano has not suited up since Dec. 10.
4TH Line Fury
The line of Nic Dowd (1g-1a–2p), Beck Malenstyn (0g-1a–1p) and Nic Aube-Kubel (1g-2a–3a) factored in on three of Washington’s four goals on Sunday and have now accounted for six five-on-five goals over Washington’s last five games.
Dowd recorded his second multi-point effort of the season, while Aube-Kubel notched his first career three-point game.
The Capitals are back in action on Thursday, Jan. 11 when they take on the Seattle Kraken.
By Jacob Cheris