Caps forward Sonny Milano is not on the ice ahead of Washington’s home game against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

Update: As per Samantha Pell, Milano has a non-COVID illness.

Washington signed Milano as a free agent in October after Milano suspiciously went unsigned over the summer. In 19 games with the Capitals, Milano has scored three goals and added eight assists.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel appears to be Milano’s placement in the line up. Here are the lines, as reported by Pell:

Ovechkin – Strome – Sheary
Protas – Kuznetsov – Mantha
Johansson – Eller – Oshie
NAK – Dowd – Hathaway

Gustafsson – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Irwin – TvR

Lindgren

Excepting sickness, Washington’s injury history this season looks like this:

• Nick Backstrom, Hip
• Connor Brown, ACL
• Lars Eller, Upper body
• Carl Hagelin, Hip
• Beck Malenstyn, Finger
• TJ Oshie, Lower body
• Tom Wilson Knee
• Alexander Alexeyev, Shoulder
• John Carlson, Lower body
• Martin Fehérváry, Upper body
• Dmitry Orlov, Lower body
• Darcy Kuemper, Upper body

Headline photo: Alan Dobbins/RMNB