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Hurricanes’ Dougie Hamilton breaks fibula after leg bends awkwardly during fall

During the Carolina Hurricanes’ 3-2 loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, defenseman Dougie Hamilton left the game after getting his skates tangled with forward Kevin Stenlund and falling awkwardly on his leg.

As Hamilton fell late in the second period, his left leg bent underneath him and his full weight came down on top of it. He was unable to stand after the tumble and required help from a trainer and teammate Trevor van Riemsdyk to leave the ice. Hamilton did not return to the game.

Warning: This video might be disturbing to some.

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By Donya Abramo 9 months ago

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Richard Panik wears face shield after a Miles Wood high stick detached his gums from his lower lip

Richard Panik is now in the running for the grossest Capitals’ injury of the 2019-20 season.

Saturday, against the New Jersey Devils, Panik absorbed a high-stick from Miles Wood. Panik left the game bleeding profusely from the mouth.

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By Ian Oland 9 months ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov misses practice due to illness

Evgeny Kuznetsov missed Washington Capitals’ practice on Saturday due to illness.

This is not to be confused with illin, which is what Kuzy was doing last night against the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Washington Post’s Samathana Pell first reported the news on Twitter.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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TJ Oshie and Christian Djoos miss practice, Tom Wilson and Michal Kempny return

TJ Oshie and Christian Djoos both missed Capitals practice on Monday.

Oshie has what Peter’s grandmother calls the good ol’ “north and south” while Djoos suffered an upper-body during Washington’s game Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Tom Wilson will miss tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden said pregame that there might “be some other roster moves going on before the game tonight,” adding “a bunch of [players are] game time (decisions). So whoever ends up on our bench then I will use them.”

He wasn’t kidding. Tom Wilson will be a late scratch while Michal Kempny (sick) did not travel with the team to Raleigh.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Andre Burakovsky’s tooth chipped, mouth bloodied after high stick

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.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Carl Hagelin will play against San Jose, Nicklas Backstrom questionable

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.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Matt Niskanen blocks shot with face, gets 15 stitches, come back, gets assist, looks like he has fruit punch mouth

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:

17 minutes on ice
2 assist
FIFTEEN STITCHES AFTER HE BLOCKED A PUCK WITH HIS FACE

This is going to be one of those stories where we get in trouble from our advertising network because the content is gory. Enjoy.

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By Peter Hassett 11 months ago

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Nicklas Backstrom to miss Wednesday’s game against Florida

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.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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