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Leason has been loaned to Hershey (AHL).

Leason started his career in the Capitals organization but spent the previous three seasons with the Anaheim Ducks. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Capitals on Monday, his second stint with the team, providing some organizational depth on a two-way contract. The 26-year-old forward has 54 points (25G / 29A) in 220 career NHL.

Brett Leason
Thompson will start in Dallas on Tuesday.

Strong tandem netminding, led by Logan Thompson, has catapulted the Capitals to a 6-3-0 start to the season, ranking them first in the league defensively (2.3 GA/GP). The 28-year-old Thompson returns to the crease on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars, looking to improve on an already terrific 1.50 GAA and .938 SV% in six games (5-1-0). The Capitals enter Tuesday's contest as +113 road underdogs against a Stars team riding a two-game winning streak.

Logan Thompson
Sandin has been placed on IR due to an upper-body injury.

Sandin was limited to only 15:01 time-on-ice in an October 21st contest and has not played since. He will miss at least one more game, beginning with Tuesday's contest against the Dallas Stars. The 25-year-old Sandin is averaging 19:24 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) through seven games this season. He is considered day-to-day for the time being despite not travelling with the team and will be eligible to return as early as Friday's contest against the New York Islanders.

Rasmus Sandin
Sandin (upper-body) will not travel with the team to Dallas.

Sandin was limited to only 15:01 time-on-ice in an October 21st contest and has not played since. He will miss at least one more game, beginning with Tuesady's contest against the Dallas Stars. The 25-year-old Sandin is averaging 19:24 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) through seven games this season. He is considered day-to-day for the time being despite not travelling with the team.

Rasmus Sandin
Strome is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not travel with Washington to Dallas.

Strome exited Washington's most recent game in the first period after only 2:34 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old was absent from practice on Monday and will not be in the lineup on Tuesday when the team visits the Dallas Stars. Strome is off to another hot start this season, with 10 points (2G / 8A) in nine games.

Dylan Strome
Washington has signed Brett Leason to a one-year, two-way contract.

Leason started his career in the Capitals organization but spent the previous three seasons with the Anaheim Ducks. The 26-year-old forward has 54 points (25G / 29A) in 220 career NHL and returns to the Capitals, providing some organizational depth on a two-way contract.

Brett Leason
Dubois (lower-body) is out vs. Columbus on Friday.

Dubois has returned to practice and is nearing a return to the lineup but will miss a fifth straight game on Friday when the Capitals visit the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old Dubois has been held off the scoresheet through three games this season. He had a career-high 66 points (20G / 46A) in 82 games last season.

Pierre-Luc Dubois
Thompson will start in Columbus on Friday.

The Capitals, off to a 5-2-0 start, lead the league defensively, allowing only 13 total goals through seven games (1.86 GA / GP). Team goaltending has been a leading contributor to the Capitals' hot start, led by Logan Thompson. The 28-year-old Thompson returns to the crease on Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, looking to build on an impressive 1.60 GAA and .927 SV% through five games (4-1-0). The Capitals enter Friday's contest as slight -107 road underdogs against a Blue Jackets team coming off a dominant 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars.

Logan Thompson
Washington has placed Sheldon Rempal on waivers for the purposes of mutually terminating his contract.

Rempal is an undrafted 30-year-old forward that signed with the Capitals in the offseason after spending the 2024-25 season in the KHL, scoring 61 points (31G / 30A) in 68 games with Ufa Salavat Yulayev. He played four games in the AHL this season, scoring two points (1G / 1A) for the Hershey Bears.

Sheldon Rempal
Dubois (lower-body) is a possibility to return to Washington's lineup on Friday in Columbus.

Dubois has missed four straight, tending to a lower-body injury, but could return to the lineup on Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old Dubois has been held off the scoresheet through three games this season. He had a career-high 66 points (20G / 46A) in 82 games last season.

Pierre-Luc Dubois
Sandin missed practice on Thursday due to an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day.

Sandin was limited to only 15:01 time-on-ice in in Washington's most recent outing, likely nursing his upper-body injury, and did not practice on Thursday or travel with Washington on their upcoming road trip. The 25-year-old Sandin is averaging 19:24 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) through seven games this season. He is considered day-to-day for the time being despite not travelling with the team.

Rasmus Sandin