The Washington Capitals were without Evgeny Kuznetsov during practice on Tuesday.
Officially, Kuznetsov is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury per The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir.
UPDATE: Kuznetsov is day-to-day, per the #Caps. https://t.co/Ep0c9uupJN
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) February 11, 2020
During rushes, Lars Eller was promoted to the second line while Travis Boyd skated with the third.
Capitals lines at practice:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Vrana-Eller-Oshie
Hagelin-Boyd-Panik
Leipsic-Dowd-HathawayKempny-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
Siegenthaler-Gudas*Kuznetsov (upper body, day to day) not practicing
*Eller to the 2nd line, Boyd 3rd lime— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) February 11, 2020
It’s unclear if Kuzy will join the team during their three-game road trip.
Reirden being tightlipped about Kuznetsov’s status. Would only say he’s day-to-day. No determination re: his availability for the upcoming road trip. #Caps
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) February 11, 2020
Kuznetsov suffered his injury midway through the second period. The Russian center was crunched by Leo Komarov into the boards by the Islanders bench. Kuzy left the ice favoring his left shoulder and immediately went down to the tunnel.
The Capitals later announced that Kuznetsov was “questionable” to return in the third period. Ultimately, he did not.
Headline photo courtesy of NBC Sports Washington
