Washington Capitals News

Brandon Duhaime will return to the Wilds' lineup Saturday vs. Vegas (illness).

Duhaime missed the Wilds' previous game vs. Colorado due to illness but will draw back into the lineup Saturday as Minnesota takes on the Vegas Golden Knights. The 25-year-old has eight goals, one assist, 64 SOG, 40 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 44 games before missing the last game.

Brandon Duhaime
Logan Thompson will be out for at least this week (three games) with a lower-body injury.

Thompson had to leave the Golden Knights' previous game vs. Calgary after 53:53 due to a lower-body injury and will now be forced to miss at least the next three games. The 26-year-old rookie netminder has had a great season, with his 21-13-3 record, 2.65 GAA and .915 SV%.

Logan Thompson
Jakob Chychrun will be out for 2-3 weeks as he deals with a hamstring injury.

Chychrun has nine goals, 24 assists, 144 SOG, 30 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 48 games this season but will now be forced to miss 2-3 weeks as he deals with a hamstring injury. The 24-year-old had played in 12 games (2G/3A) since joining the Senators' nearly a month ago.

Jakob Chychrun
Thompson (undisclosed) has returned to Vegas will not be available for Saturday's game in Edmonton.

Thompson stopped 37 of 39 shots (.949 SV%) Thursday in a win over Calgary but has now returned to Vegas with an undisclosed injury and will not be available for the Golden Knights Saturday vs. Edmonton. The 26-year-old rookie netminder has been dealing with a lot of injuries lately, having started only two games since January 28th.

Logan Thompson
Jakob Chychrun is doubtful to play Saturday vs. New Jersey (undisclosed).

Chychrun left the Senators' previous game after just 18:07 TOI due to an undisclosed injury and is now doubtful to play Saturday vs. New Jersey. The 24-year-old has nine goals, 24 assists, 144 SOG, 30 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 48 games between Arizona and Ottawa.

Jakob Chychrun
Zach Fucale has been loaned back to the Hershey Bears (AHL).

Fucale did not see any NHL action as he backed up Charlie Lindgren for the last two Capital games while Darcy Kuemper dealt with an upper-body injury and has been loaned back to Hershey (AHL) Thursday. He returns to the Bears, where he is 19-10-2 with a 2.57 GAA and .899 SV% on the season.

Zach Fucale
Thompson will start Thursday in Calgary.

Thompson stopped 23 of 24 shots (.958 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak as he beat Minnesota in his previous start on February 9th. The 26-year-old returns from a lower-body injury and hopes to add to his 20-13-3 record, .914 SV% and 2.66 GAA. He takes on the Calgary Flames, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over Anaheim and are second in the NHL in shots per game (35.5).

Logan Thompson
van Riemsdyk (personal) will be back in the Capitals lineup on Thursday.

van Riemsdyk missed the Capitals' previous game due to the birth of his child but will be back in Washington's lineup Thursday as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks. The 31-year-old has broken all his previous career highs this season, with his seven goals, 16 assists, 95 SOG, 15 PIMs and +11 plus/minus this season.

Trevor van Riemsdyk
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