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TJ Oshie returns to the ice for Capitals first playoffs practice, status unknown for Game One

TJ Oshie suffered what appeared to be a painful leg injury late in Saturday’s Capitals-Flyers game, but good news! After missing the Capitals’ season finale on Tuesday, Oshie returned to the ice on Thursday for the team’s first playoffs practice.

Oshie took to the ice 15 minutes before the rest of the team. According to the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell, Oshie worked with the strength and conditioning coach on the ice while trainers looked on.

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By Ian Oland 17 hours ago

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TJ Oshie and John Carlson out, Alex Ovechkin a game-time decision against Boston Bruins

The Washington Capitals will play their final regular-season game Tuesday night against the Boston Bruins and they’ll be without four regular players, at the least.

TJ Oshie and John Carlson will both miss the game due to lower-body injuries, while Alex Ovechkin will be a game-time decision. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilya Samsonov remain in COVID protocol.

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By Ian Oland 3 days ago

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Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and John Carlson practice, Capitals change up lines ahead of final game of the season

The Washington Capitals, who will play their final game of the regular season on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, made a flurry of roster moves in the morning and later changed up the lines during practice to accommodate several players who were still missing.

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By Ian Oland 4 days ago

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TJ Oshie unable to finish Flyers game after suffering lower-body injury

The Washington Capitals have lost another forward to injury.

The Caps — already without forwards Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Evgeny Kuznetsov — lost TJ Oshie after the right winger suffered what appears to be an ankle injury late in the second injury.

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By Ian Oland 5 days ago

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TJ Oshie on his hat trick after his father’s death: ‘I like to think I had a little bit of help out there from the big man’

TJ Oshie just completed one of the most emotional and difficult weeks of his career. Oshie left the team on Monday to be with his father, Tim “Coach” Oshie, when he passed away. “Coach lived life to the fullest and was unanimously loved by everyone who met him,” Oshie wrote on Twitter the next day, announcing his father’s death.

Oshie returned to the team on Wednesday and later that night scored his fourth career hat trick, leading the Capitals to a 4-2 win. On the bench, Oshie broke down in tears after his third goal, overwhelmed by his teammates’ support and his personal loss.

Friday, after scoring his fourth goal in the last two games, Oshie spoke to reporters about what it’s been like balancing hockey with his own grieving. He also revealed his feelings behind scoring a hatty in the first game after his father’s death.

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By Ian Oland and Cara Bahniuk 6 days ago

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TJ Oshie is red hot with four goals in two games

Stay hot, TJ.

Late in the second period, TJ Oshie tipped in Brendan Dillon’s shot from the point to bring the Capitals within one. An absolute beauty and his fourth in two games.

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By Cara Bahniuk 6 days ago

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The Capitals changed their victory song to ‘Country Roads’ on Wednesday to honor TJ Oshie

Over the past week, multiple Capitals players referred to the team as a family. It’s now even more evident.

After their win over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night, the Capitals changed their locker room victory song to John Denver’s “Country Roads”, TJ Oshie’s goal song. Oshie scored a hat trick in the first game back since his father passed away.

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By Cara Bahniuk 7 days ago

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TJ Oshie dedicates hat trick to his dad: ‘I will be forever grateful for this night’

TJ Oshie took to Twitter on Wednesday an hour after having one of the most incredible games of his career.

Oshie scored a hat trick in his first game back since his father Tim passed away.

Posting on top of a video featuring the Capitals mobbing him after his third goal of the night, Oshie wrote, “I have nothing but love for my teammates. I will be forever grateful for this night and especially because I got to share it with my brothers.”

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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TJ Oshie scores hat trick in first game after his father’s death

TJ Oshie had the biggest game of his career and it happened during one of the most difficult times of his life.

A day after announcing his father, Tim “Coach” Oshie, died, TJ returned to the team and scored a hat trick against the New York Rangers. It was Osh’s fourth hatty of his career.

When he sat down on the bench after his third goal, Oshie broke down in tears, overwhelmed by emotion.

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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