The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced today that forward Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals will be unavailable to his Club for an indefinite period while he receives care from the Player Assistance Program of the NHLPA and NHL.
Under the terms of the joint program, he will return to the Club when cleared for on-ice competition by the program administrators.
Kuznetsov had just six goals and 11 assists in 43 games played prior to the All-Star Break.
With Kuznetsov unavailable to the #ALLCAPS for an indefinite period, the team went McMichael, Strome, Sgarbossa, Dowd down the middle in practice today.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) February 5, 2024
The Capitals recalled center Mike Sgarbossa from Hershey earlier in the day.
By Jon Sorensen