The Washington Capitals released a few injury updates heading into their huge game on Friday against the Philadelphia Flyers (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network locally, NHL Network out-of-market). Here is a list of the news from their practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex from Thursday:
CAPS TODAY: Sixteen of Washington’s 38 goals in February were scored by players age 26 or younger (42.1%), while the team’s 10 youngest skaters accounted for 46 of the Capitals’ 104 total points (44.2%): https://t.co/EwA0dwZwZb pic.twitter.com/6Z5xkDEzLh
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- Assistant coach Scott Allen missed practice due to illness
- D Nick Jensen, who has missed the last two games (lower-body), said he felt good in practice on Thursday and is hopeful he will return on Friday but the team will see how his body reacts after practice
- He wore a knee brace
- C Nic Dowd, who has missed the last four (upper-body), D Martin Fehervary — five — (lower-body) each skated before practice and are trending in the right direction but will not play on Friday
- LW Sonny Milano, who has been absent during the last two (illness), is expected to return on Friday
- RW Tom Wilson missed practice due to personal reasons and it is unknown whether he will play on Friday
- RW T.J. Oshie, who has missed the last three (upper-body), did not skate
- The lines from practice:
#ALLCAPS lines, pairs and goalies on Thursday:
Ovechkin-Lapierre-Miroshnichenko*
Pacioretty-Strome-Milano
Protas-McMichael-Mantha
Malenstyn-Sgarbossa-NAKSandin-Carlson
Edmundson-Jensen
Alexeyev-TvR/BearLindgren
Kuemper*Wilson is absent for personal reasons
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) February 29, 2024
By Harrison Brown