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Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson both out with lower-body injuries

A surprise for the second-to-last game of the regular season: forward Nicklas Backstrom and defender John Carlson are out.

Both have lower-body injuries, and both are listed as day-to-day.

Carlson and Backstrom join Ovechkin on Washington’s injured list.

From the Caps:

The Caps will be running eleven forwards tonight. Garret Pillon will make his debut. Here are the lines from Samantha “Overtime” Pell:

RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Flyers

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