Dowd has registered one goal and one assist in 12 games with the Capitals this season. With Travis Boyd (foot) set to make his season debut vs. the Oilers, Dowd will be a healthy scratch.

Dowd has registered one goal and one assist in 12 games with the Capitals this season. With Travis Boyd (foot) set to make his season debut vs. the Oilers, Dowd will be a healthy scratch.
Boyd has missed the first 12 games of the season, but is set to make his season debut vs. the Oilers. The 25-year-old had one assist in eight games with the Capitals last season and one assist in two games with Hershey (AHL) during his conditioning stint. He will replace Nic Dowd on the Capitals’ fourth line.
The Capitals returned Aaron Ness to the AHL on Sunday, suggesting that Orpik would be available for Monday’s game. However, Orpik is not on the ice for the Capitals morning skate, so Madison Bowey will remain on the third pairing.
Kuhnhackl has recorded just one goal in four games with the Islanders, but picked up three points (2G / 1A) in his only game with Bridgeport during his demotion. He could draw back into the lineup vs. Montreal on Monday.
Khudobin turned aside 31 of the 32 shots he faced in the Stars 2-1 win in Toronto last Thursday. Ben Bishop was back in net two nights later, but look for Khudobin to face his former team tonight. The Stars’ 32-year-old backup has gone 2-1-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .923 SV% in his first three starts, but tonight’s matchup is a difficult one.
Connauton has missed the last two games with flu-like symptoms, but is expected to play Monday vs. the Flyers. Connauton has actually had a decent start to the season, picking up two assists, a plus-8 rating and 24 shots on goal in his first 10 contests.
Ness was called-up to serve as an extra defenseman while Brooks Orpik was sidelined with a lower-body injury. With Orpik presumably returning to the lineup on Monday, Ness returns to the AHL. The 28-year-old blueliner has four assists in 12 games with the Hershey Bears.
Prosser had only played in one game for the Wild before being sent to Iowa on a conditioning stint. The 32-year-old defenseman did not record a point and was a minus-1 in two AHL games and returns to Minnesota where he will continue to be an extra defenseman.
Talbot allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Oilers loss to the Wild last Tuesday. Mikko Koskinen went on to start the next two games, but the Oilers will come back to Talbot tonight vs. the Capitals. Talbot stopped 31 of 32 shots in a win over the Capitals in Edmonton 11 days ago.