Michal Kempny says he will return Wednesday night against Vegas Golden Knights

Defenseman Michal Kempny has been out with a concussion since the preseason game against the St. Louis Blues.

Head coach Todd Reirden has confirmed that Kempny will return Wednesday night.

Reirden said plan is for Kempny and Jaskin to play Wednesday

— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) October 9, 2018

Kempny will likely slot in the second pairing alongside defensive partner John Carlson.

Caps at practice today:

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Connolly
Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie
Burakovsky-Eller-Stephenson
Jaskin-Dowd-DSP
Walker-Megna-Wilson

Orlov-Niskanen
Kempny-Carlson
Orpik-Djoos
Bowey

Holtby
Copley

— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) October 9, 2018

Former Blues player Dmitrij Jaskin will also make his debut Wednesday. He’s slated to play on the fourth line alongside Nic Dowd and Devante Smith-Pelly.

Michal Kempny and Dmitrij Jaskin both said they’re playing tomorrow.

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) October 9, 2018

The Capitals will face their Stanley Cup final foes, the Vegas Golden Knights, at Capital One Arena.

Headline photo: Cara Bahniuk