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Islanders’ Semyon Varlamov Leaves Pregame Skate vs. Rangers After Taking Shot In Throat, Does Not Play

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Screencap: MSG New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov left the team’s pregame skate prior to their 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night after taking a shot in the lower-helmet, upper-neck part of … Continue reading →

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Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Out Indefinitely With Medical Issue

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Sportsnet The Chicago Blackhawks announced on Tuesday morning that captain Jonathan Toews will be out indefinitely with a medical issue.

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Beck Malenstyn Out 6-8 Months After Undergoing Achilles Tendon Surgery

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Harrison Brown

The Washington Capitals announced on Saturday that Capitals forward prospect Beck Malenstyn will miss six-to-eight months after undergoing surgery to repair an Achilles tendon. He sustained the injury while training in Vancouver.

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Will Michal Kempny Be A Lock In The Capitals’ Top-Six When He Returns ?

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Harrison Brown

After the Washington Capitals re-signed defenseman Brenden Dillon to a four-year contract before he could have hit the unrestricted free agent market, the team has four left-handed defensemen on one-way contracts: Dillon, Dmitry Orlov, Jonas Siegenthaler, and Michal Kempny. In … Continue reading →

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Capitals Announce Michal Kempny Underwent Achilles Tendon Surgery, Will Miss 6-8 Months

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals announced on Tuesday evening that defenseman Michal Kempny will miss 6-8 months after undergoing surgery on his Achilles tendon. That would put him on track to return sometime in between April and June 2021.

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Nicklas Backstrom A Game-Time Decision, John Carlson Out For Capitals’ Round-Robin Finale

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Winslow Townson/AP Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden announced that defenseman John Carlson will not play in the team’s final round-robin game due to an undisclosed injury and that center Nicklas Backstrom will be a game-time decision.

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Maple Leafs’ Jake Muzzin Taken To Toronto Hospital After Falling In Game 2 vs. Blue Jackets

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Yahoo Canada Sports The Toronto Maple Leafs announced after their 3-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 2 of their qualifying round series that defenseman Jake Muzzin, who left the late in the game on a stretcher … Continue reading →

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Capitals’ John Carlson Will Be Game-Time Decision For Round-Robin Opener vs. Lightning

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden told the media before the team’s round-robin opener against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday (4 PM ET, NBCSN nationally, NBC Sports Washington locally) that defenseman John Carlson will be a game-time decision.

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Capitals Hopeful John Carlson Can Return To Practice On Saturday

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden told the media on Thursday that the hope is that defenseman John Carlson will return to practice on Saturday after he missed Thursday’s practice. The team is scheduled to take Friday off.

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Capitals’ John Carlson Leaves Exhibition Game After Crashing Into Boards

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: THN Defenseman John Carlson left the Washington Capitals’ exhibition game against the Carolina Hurricanes after crashing into the boards in the third period with a Hurricanes skater. He missed over half of the period. His legs got tangled in … Continue reading →

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