Andre Burakovsky had a painful night at the office, Monday. The former Capitals forward took a high stick to the face during Nazem Kadri’s first-period goal.
The result was a bloodied face and a chipped tooth. His shampoo modeling days are clearly over.
Washington Capitals forward Carl Hagelin has been cleared by the Capitals and will return to the lineup Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks. Monday was the first day Hagelin was eligible to come off the long term injured reserve.
Hagelin has missed the Capitals’ last 11 games due to an unknown upper-body injury.
Ex-Cap defender Matt Niskanen sure had a day yesterday. In Philadelphia’s 6-1 blowout win over the Detroit Red Wings, Niskanen had the following stat line:
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By Peter Hassett 9 months ago
Capitals head coach Todd Reirden announced Monday that Nicklas Backstrom will miss his third straight game Wednesday against the Florida Panthers. Backstrom has been out since November 20 with an upper-body injury.
Backstrom, according to the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell, did “individual work” before Capitals practice.
Nicklas Backstrom missed practice on Friday at MedStar Capitals Iceplex and will not play in Saturday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks.
The star center remains out two days after missing his first game of the season Wednesday with an upper-body injury.
The Washington Capitals have made a flurry of roster moves ahead of a potential Garnet Hathaway suspension for spitting.
Wednesday morning, the Capitals announced that star center Nicklas Backstrom, in a surprise, will miss the New York Rangers game with an upper-body injury. Nic Dowd and Carl Hagelin remain out. In corresponding moves, the Capitals placed Carl Hagelin on the long term injured reserve list (eligible to be activated Dec. 2) and Nic Dowd on injured reserve (eligible to be activated Nov. 21).
The NHL has a problem.
“Matt Calvert is helpless at the top of the circle—there’s blood still down all over the Avalanche zone!—and they don’t blow the whistle.” Avalanche commentators Mark Moser and Peter McNab were stunned.
“They’ve got to blow the whistle now, to get the blood off, I mean—. They’re not going to.” Matt Calvert’s head wound had been spilling blood as the play continued around him. It was still on the Avalanche ice when the referees dropped the puck; a stark, vivid reminder of the dangerous injury that took place mmoments before.
Prioritizing players’ lives and well-being over a potentially incorrect call shouldn’t be a judgement call, it should be automatic. There’s not a grey area between getting help to a player with a head injury and slightly disadvantaging the opposing team. The fact that this is happening more often reveals a systemic problem within the league of not prioritizing player safety.
By Brennin Weiswerda 9 months ago
Bottom six forwards Nic Dowd and Carl Hagelin will miss Friday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Both forwards have upper-body injuries.
Hagelin practiced in a light blue no-contact jersey during the morning skate while Dowd did not at all. The injuries leave the Capitals with only 17 healthy skaters on their roster currently, necessitating a callup later today.
“There’ll be a recall made from Hershey for a player tonight. We’re going to meet and make that decision here in the next little while,” Todd Reirden said.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without captain Sidney Crosby for at least six weeks after he underwent a successful core muscle injury repair on Thursday.
By Donya Abramo 9 months ago
Nic Dowd cut his hand early in the third period after he caught a rut and slid hard into the end boards. Dowd tripped Matt Niskanen in the process. Not only did the fourth-line center receive a two-minute minor penalty (which ultimately he did not serve), he also, we’re guessing, got some stitches in the locker room.
After the game, Capitals coach Todd Reirden gave an update on Dowd.
