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Strome will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
Washington Capitals News
Ovechkin is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and questionable to play Saturday.
Roy (COVID-19) will return to the Kings lineup on Tuesday.
Roy has been sidelined since April 2nd but will return to the lineup Tuesday vs. the Ducks. The Kings went 2-5-0 without Roy in the lineup.
Sandin will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Tuesday.
Sandin has only appeared in one game this season but is expected to replace Travis Dermott on the third pairing and skate on PP2. Sandin has one goal and eight assists (nine points) in 29 career NHL games.
Carlsson will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Carlsson was a minus-1 in 14:08 TOI on Saturday but will be replaced by Dean Kukan in the lineup on Monday.
Carlsson will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup on Saturday.
Carlsson has been out of the lineup for the last six games but will replace Dran Kukan in the lineup on Saturday. Carlson has one goal, two assists and a minus-4 rating in 12 games this season.
The Blackhawks have acquired Henrik Borgstrom, Riley Stillman and Brett Connolly and a seventh-round pick from the Panthers for Lucas Wallmark and Lucas Carlsson.
Roy was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and will not play Saturday.
Eller is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play in New York.
Strome (personal) will return to the Blackhawks lineup on Tuesday.
Strome missed Sunday's game vs. the Predators due to the birth of his child but is set to play on Tuesday. It's unclear who he'll line up with, but he skated with Kirby Dach and Mattias Janmark in his most recent game. Strome has one goal on six shots in five games since returning to the Blackhawks lineup on March 18th.
Eller (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Eller has missed the last seven games with a lower-body injury but is expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday. While he's officially listed as a game-time decision, look for Eller to centre the third line between Richard Panik and Jakub Vrana/Conor Sheary.
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Strome will not play Sunday due to the birth of his child.
Carlsson will draw into the Columbus lineup on Saturday.
Chychrun (undisclosed) is questionable to play Saturday vs. the Sharks.
Eller (lower-body) will not play Thursday vs. the Devils.
Eller continues to battle through a lower-body injury and will miss his fifth consecutive game on Thursday. The Capitals have not provided many updates on Eller, so he remains day-to-day and questionable to play in the second half of their back-to-back tomorrow.
Ovechkin (lower-body) is expected to play on Thursday.
Ovechkin missed Tuesday's practice but was on the ice for Thursday's morning skate and is expected to play vs. the Devils. Ovechkin has been heating up as of late, scoring seven goals with one assist in his last eight games.
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Wilson has served his seven-game suspension and is eligible to return to the Capitals lineup on Saturday.
The Capitals went 7-0-0 while Wilson was serving his seven-game suspension for boarding Brandon Carlo on March 5th. Wilson will likely step right into the top-6 vs. the Rangers and re-enters the lineup with 17 points (10G / 7A) in 21 games.
Eller (lower-body) will not play on Friday.
Eller will miss his third straight game on Friday, which makes him questionable to play Saturday as well. With Eller out, the Capitals are expected to stick with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
Strome is on the ice for warmups and could return to the lineup vs. Tampa Bay.
van Riemsdyk will dress as a seventh defenseman on Monday.
Lars Eller is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so the capitals will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen in Buffalo. van Riemsdyk has one goal in seven games this season.
