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Trevor van Riemsdyk will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. New Jersey (undisclosed).

van Riemsdyk has missed the Capitals' previous five games due to an undisclosed injury but will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. New Jersey. The 31-year-old is having a career season in 2022-23, with his seven goals, 16 assists, 97 SOG, 15 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 75 games this season.

Trevor van Riemsdyk
Alex Ovechkin will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. New Jersey (upper-body).

Ovechkin missed the Capitals' previous three games due to an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. New Jersey. The 37-year-old is day-to-day with the injury and has 42 goals, 32 assists, 290 SOG and a -14 plus/minus through 72 games played this season prior to his injury.

Alex Ovechkin
Charlie Lindgren is expected to be unavailable for the Capitals Thursday (undisclosed).

Lindgren was forced to leave his previous start after 45:21 TOI due to an undisclosed injury and is expected to be out for the Capitals' finale Thursday. The 29-year-old had just watched his save percentage drop below .900 for the first time all season and will likely end the year with a 13-11-3 record, 3.05 GAA and .899 SV%.

Charlie Lindgren
Alex Ovechkin will remain out Tuesday vs. Boston (upper-body).

Ovechkin missed the Capitals' previous two games due to an upper-body injury and will not play Tuesday vs. Columbus. The 37-year-old is day-to-day with the injury and has 42 goals, 32 assists, 290 SOG and a -14 plus/minus through 72 games played this season prior to his injury.

Alex Ovechkin
Dowd (undisclosed) will not play Monday vs. the Islanders.

Dowd has 13 goals, 12 assists, 62 SOG, 26 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 65 games played this season but will not play Monday vs. the New York Islanders due to an undisclosed injury. The 32-year-old is considered day-to-day until there are more updates on the centreman.

Nic Dowd
Ovechkin (upper-body) will not play Monday vs. the Islanders.

Ovechkin missed the Capitals' previous game due to an upper-body injury and will not play Monday vs. the New York Islanders. The 37-year-old is day-to-day with the injury and has 42 goals, 32 assists, 290 SOG and a -14 plus/minus through 72 games played this season prior to his injury.

Alex Ovechkin
Corey Schueneman has been recalled from Laval (AHL) and is expected to suit up Tuesday vs. Detroit.

Schueneman had five goals, 16 assists, 18 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 58 games with the Laval Rocket (AHL) and has been called up to Montreal Monday with expectations to play Tuesday. The 27-year-old will replace Jordan Harris (undisclosed) and has one assist in four games with Montreal this season.

Corey Schueneman
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