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Caps place Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve, recall Chandler Stephenson

Tuesday morning the Capitals announced that they have recalled forward Chandler Stephenson from AHL Hershey. To make room for the call-up, the team also placed Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve. Burakovsky missed practice on Monday with what the team called an “upper body injury” after getting hooked in the left hand during Saturday’s game verses the Panthers.

Yesterday it was reported by coach Barry Trotz that Burakovsky “might miss some time” due to the injury and was undecided if he would go on the Caps’ upcoming Western Canada road trip, but this move all but confirms that he will be staying in DC.

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By Rachel Cohen 4 years ago

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Caps place Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve, recall Chandler Stephenson

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By Rachel Cohen 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin leaves practice after falling into boards during drill

Monday morning’s practice at Kettler seemed to be cursed already with the absence of Andre Burakovsky, but things went sour quickly as the Capitals ran drills.

With four days between games and the players fresh from a scheduled off day, Barry Trotz ran a high-paced practice Monday. The team saw two of its best offensive players get banged up in the process, including captain Alex Ovechkin. The 32-year-old, who leads the league in goals, is off to one of the best starts of his career with 10 tallies in nine games.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin leaves practice after falling into boards during drill

Monday morning’s practice at Kettler seemed to be cursed already with the absence of Andre Burakovsky, but things went sour quickly as the Capitals ran drills.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Andre Burakovsky misses practice after suffering hand injury

Despite a scheduled day off Sunday, Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky missed practice Monday morning due to what the team’s PR termed an “upper body” injury.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Caps team picture at FBI Academy provides update on team injuries

The Capitals were the healthiest team in the league during the 2016-17 season with only 49-man games lost due to injury. That luck had to end at some point, and it appears it has early this season.

Matt Niskanen, who is arguably the Capitals’ top defenseman, was placed on long-term injured reserved last week, while Lars Eller missed last night’s game due to the flu. Eller’s replacement, Tyler Graovac, only made it through the first period last night.

Although specifics of Niskanen and Tyler Graovac’s upper-body injuries have not been released, the Capitals team photos from the FBI Academy Wednesday may have given us the tiniest of updates.

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By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago

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Tyler Graovac is ‘going to miss a little bit of time’ after suffering upper-body injury against Leafs

Tyler Graovac received a jersey Tuesday night in place of Lars Eller who felt under the weather.

Graovac would only take seven shifts and receive 3:19 of ice time before being felled by what the team called an upper body injury.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Matt Niskanen leaves game in second period after suffering upper-body injury

If there’s one thing the Capitals can’t afford this season is an injury to one of their veteran defensemen. After losing Karl Alzner, Nate Schmidt, and Kevin Shattenkirk over the offseason, the Capitals are paper thin at defense.

Late in the second period, that worst case scenario played out when Matt Niskanen, arguably the team’s best defenseman, was forced to leave the game after an apparent hand injury.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Henrik Lundqvist won gold in the World Championship with a Grade 1 MCL sprain

On Saturday, a New York Rangers spokesperson announced that Henrik Lundqvist suffered and played through an Isolated Grade 1 MCL sprain and will not skate until August.

The injury took place during the World Championship tournament where Lundqvist and the Sweden National Team won gold.

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By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago

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