After missing three games with a concussion due to a blindside hit from Ryan Reaves, Tom Wilson is back in the Caps lineup.
He’ll play right wing on the second line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana in tonight’s matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes.
It appears Wilson will play his first game since suffering a concussion in Vegas. Missed three games.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 14, 2018
Wilson was seen getting some work in on the penalty kill unit.
A sight for sore eyes…
4️⃣3️⃣’s back.#ALLCAPS #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/pht0JiAGeJ
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 14, 2018
Before going down with a concussion, Wilson had eight goals and six assists in 11 games.
In addition to Wilson’s return, Chandler Stephenson and Andre Burakovsky are out of tonight’s lineup. So is defenseman Christian Djoos after undergoing surgery on his left thigh.
Caps expected lineup:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Connolly-Eller-DSP
Jaskin-Dowd-BoydKempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Siegenthaler-BoweyBurakovsky and Stephenson are out. Djoos had surgery yesterday and is out indefinitely.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 14, 2018
Headline photo: Bruce Bennett
