The 2023-24 season is still several weeks away but we already have some Capitals-related injury news. Cam Allen, the Capitals’ fifth-round pick out in the 2023 NHL Draft, will undergo major shoulder surgery that will keep him out until the next calendar year.
Allen, 18, is heading into his third season in the OHL.
By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago
Nick Kypreos is reporting that Capitals’ forward Connor Brown is likely out for the year after undergoing ACL surgery.
Brown was acquired by the Capitals to temporarily replace Tom Wilson who is rehabbing from his own offseason ACL reconstruction surgery.
Kypreos said while very unlikely, a return “hasn’t been ruled out” much later this season.
By Ian Oland 11 months ago
Forty-one players suited up for the Capitals in the preseason, but prospect Kody Clark did not dress for a single game. Now we know why.
Clark underwent surgery to address a chronic condition with his left quad tendon, per the Capitals. He will be out for the next six to eight months.
When he’s ready, Clark will rehab with the Hershey Bears.
The Washington Capitals announced on Tuesday that Carl Hagelin will be out indefinitely after having hip surgery.
The arthroscopic procedure addressed a chronic issue in his left hip.
By Ian Oland 12 months ago
The Washington Capitals will be without one of their organizational depth goaltenders for the first part of the season.
Saturday, the Capitals announced that Clay Stevenson had surgery to address an unspecified injury to his right hand.
Per the team, Stevenson is expected to miss four to six weeks, putting his return sometime around early to mid-November.
Lost in the sad Nicklas Backstrom hip surgery news, the Washington Capitals also announced that top defense prospect Alexander Alexeyev recently underwent left shoulder surgery – a labral repair.
Alexeyev will be out the next four to five months, meaning the earliest he could return is late October shortly after the 2022-23 season begins.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson is expected to miss the start of the 2022-23 season after undergoing knee surgery.
Per Capitals PR, Wilson tore the ACL in his left knee during Game One against the Florida Panthers on May 3. Wilson underwent surgery to have it reconstructed and his recovery will take six to eight months
The ACL ligament runs in the middle of the knee and prevents the shin bone from sliding out in front of the thigh bone per Mount Sinai.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
The Washington Capitals announced at 11:29 am that Anthony Mantha was placed on injured reserve and the team had recalled Aliaksei Protas from Hershey.
Sixty minutes later after the first tweet, the team revealed that Mantha had shoulder surgery and is out indefinitely.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
Michal Kempny has suffered another devastating injury that will keep him out long term.
Tuesday evening, the Washington Capitals announced that the defenseman had surgery to repair his Achilles tendon. Kempny will be out six to eight months.
According to the team, Kempny suffered the injury while training in the Czech Republic.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ busy offseason continues.
The team’s two superstars, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, both underwent surgery for minor injuries they suffered during the season.
