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Sonny Milano News
Sonny Milano is expected to be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Dallas.

Milano has played in 14 consecutive games but has not provided enough of an offensive punch for a Capitals team that ranks second worst in the league offensively (2.27 GF / GP), scoring zero points and registering only six shots on goal in his last seven games. Most recently, Milano skated on a line with Matthew Phillips and Hendrix Lapierre.

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Sonny Milano is expected to return to the Capitals' lineup Friday vs. St. Louis (illness).

Milano has missed the Capitals' previous two games due to an illness but is expected to return to Washington's lineup Friday vs. St. Louis. The 26-year-old has 10 goals, 19 assists, 72 SOG, and 14 PIMs through 54 games this season prior to missing the last few games.

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The Capitals have signed Sonny Milano to a three-year contract extension worth $5.7 million ($1.9M AAV).

Milano was signed off a PTO in the offseason and has made the most of his time with the Capitals, putting up eight goals, 14 assists, 55 SOG, and 10 PIMs through 40 games this season. The 26-year-old has earned himself a three-year, $5.7 million extension ($1.9M AAV) with Washington.

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Sonny Milano has been called up from Hershey (AHL)

Milano had a breakout season with Anaheim in 2021-22, scoring 14 goals and 34 points across 66 games. He started this season in Hershey (AHL) after getting cut from Calgary off a PTO and signing with Washington days later. It will be his third NHL team when he takes the ice for Washington's next game he is dressed.

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