The Washington Capitals have been without two of their top-six defensemen at Training Camp this week.
Third-pairing defender, Joel Edmundson, suffered a fractured hand during a scrimmage. Edmundson had surgery and is expected to miss the next four to six weeks.
The team has also been without top-four defenseman Nick Jensen. Though Jensen’s absence is more of a mystery.
TJ Oshie is an American hero and this is another reason why.
On Saturday night, Oshie attended the Morgan Wallen concert at Fedex Field with his wife Lauren and extended family. Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, and Nick Jensen joined the Oshies at the show with their significant others.
But I want to focus on Oshie’s lewk. Not only did Teej enthusiastically fit the vibe of the concert, but he made an iconic fashion statement that may or may not have been a partial tribute to Larry The Cable Guy and Woody from Toy Story.
Washington Capitals players had reason to celebrate over the weekend and not just for Tom Wilson’s seven-year extension.
Saturday, a handful of Caps teammates flew out to the Rockies to attend Brenden Dillon’s wedding in Aspen, Colorado.
Amongst the Capitals on the guest list included Tom Wilson, TJ Oshie, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen, and Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Nick Jensen was Washington’s most reliable defender in a season that lacked reliability.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
The Washington Capitals dropped their third straight game in an unimpressive 5-1 showing against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Thursday. At no point in any of the three games did the Capitals hold a lead, and their offense has been limited to a single goal in two straight. For a team ostensibly still trying to make the playoffs, the performance failed to engender hope for a miraculous turnaround.
After yet another collapse, Nick Jensen expressed frustration with the team’s effort as they attempted to make a last stand.
By Katie Adler 6 months ago
The Capitals dropped their third game in a row on Tuesday night. This time it came to the Metro Division’s last-place Columbus Blue Jackets. Though they garnered one point in the standings for getting the game to overtime that isn’t enough at this point of the season and they gave up seven goals to a team long since out of playoff contention.
An explosive start put the Caps up 3-1 in the first, but a series of defensive failures saw them give up six goals in two periods, plus the OT winner. Even worse, the disappointing game came after a touching pregame ceremony celebrating Alex Ovechkin passing Gordie Howe as the NHL’s second-leading, all-time goal scorer.
With losses piling up and only 10 games left in the regular season, the Capitals vented their frustrations after the game.
By Katie Adler 6 months ago
The Capitals are once again dealing with injury woes, this time affecting goaltender Darcy Kuemper and defenseman Nick Jensen.
Jensen sustained an upper-body injury Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres and did not practice Saturday morning with the team. Kuemper initially came out for practice, but left early following a conversation with Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette.
After practice, Laviolette provided updates on the pair’s status.
By Katie Adler 7 months ago
Veteran defenseman Nick Jensen was one of a few injury casualties in the Capitals’ shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. The 32-year-old rearguard left the contest at about the 7:30 mark of the third period and did not return.
After the game, Caps head coach Peter Laviolette had no update on Jensen’s status. Things have cleared up a little since as Jensen did participate in Friday’s morning skate before a game against the St. Louis Blues.
Jensen skated with injured defender John Carlson and is not guaranteed to be in the lineup against the Blues.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals had a day off after a tough back-to-back with travel and were back on the ice Friday in preparation for a test against the St. Louis Blues.
The Caps suffered several injury scares in their win over the Buffalo Sabes on Wednesday but luckily seem to have escaped any sort of heavy damage. Both Sonny Milano, who has been out with a non-COVID illness, and Nick Jensen, who was the most dinged up in that victory, participated in the team’s morning skate.
Milano jumping back into the lineup means someone has to come out and that appears to be Anthony Mantha.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals put together a big, comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. The veteran-laden Caps travelled home from New York the night prior and met up with a young, rested Sabres team in DC.
It took overtime and a shootout for the final horn to be sounded but when it did, the Caps won 5-4. The victory didn’t come without its lumps though as four different Caps players went through spells of injury uncertainty.
The only one that left the game and never returned was defenseman Nick Jensen.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
