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Washington Capitals News
Washington has re-signed Hunter Shepard to a two-year, two-way contract extension.

Shepard was 20-8-5 with a .916 SV% and 2.18 GAA with the Hershey Bears (AHL) and has signed a two-year, two-way contract extension worth $775,000. The 27-year-old goaltender has yet to make an NHL appearance in his career after being signed as an undrafted free-agent out of the University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA).

Hunter Shepard
Pierre-Luc Dubois has signed a eight-year, $68 Million ($8,500,000 AAV) contract with the Los Angeles Kings.

Dubois had 27 goals, 36 assists, 205 SOG, 77 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 73 games played with Winnipeg in 2022-23 and has been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari and a 2nd Rd pick. The 25-year-old centre has signed a eight-year, $68 Million ($8,500,000 AAV) contract with the Los Angeles Kings.

Pierre-Luc Dubois
Pierre-Luc Dubois has been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari and a 2nd Rd pick.

Dubois had 27 goals, 36 assists, 205 SOG, 77 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 73 games played with Winnipeg in 2022-23 and has been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari and a 2nd Rd pick. The 25-year-old centre will be joining his third NHL team after picking up 302 points (129G/173A) in 434 games played through six seasons.

Pierre-Luc Dubois
Bear will undergo shoulder surgery and is expected to be out for 4-to-5 months.

Bear suffered the injury while playing for Team Canada at the IIHF World Championships last month. His recovery is expected to linger into mid-October to mid-November, so he will likely miss training camp and the start of the 2023-24 season.

Ethan Bear
Michael Sgarbossa has signed a two-year, two-way contract extension ($775,000 AAV).

Sgarbossa had 21 goals, 37 assists, 38 PIMs and a +19 plus/minus through 60 games with the Hershey Bears (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way contract extension ($775,000 AAV). The 30-year-old has four goals and 16 points through 65 career NHL games across eight seasons but failed to see any NHL action in 2022-23.

Michael Sgarbossa
Alex Ovechkin is on the ice for warmups for the Capitals Thursday and is expected to play (upper-body)

Ovechkin missed the Capitals' previous three games due to an upper-body injury and is expected to play 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
Dubois (rest) is not expected to play on Thursday.

Dubois had 27 goals, 36 assists, 205 SOG, 77 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 73 games this season but will rest Thursday for game 82 of the Jets' season. The 24-year-old puts the cap on his most productive season to date, picking up his career-high in points (63).

Pierre-Luc Dubois
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
Henrik Borgstrom has been recalled from Hershey (AHL) and will make his Capitals debut Tuesday.

Borgstrom had eight goals, 13 assists, 10 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 54 games with Hershey (AHL) this season and has been called up to Washington to make his Capitals debut Tuesday. The 25-year-old has previously played in 110 NHL games, picking up 13 goals, 13 assists, and 104 SOG.

Henrik Borgstrom
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
Oshie (upper-body) will miss the rest of the regular season.

Oshie has missed the Capitals' previous three games and will now be forced to miss the remainder of the 2022-23 regular season. It puts the lid on a down year for the 36-year-old, who had 19 goals, 16 assists, 126 SOG, 59 PIMs and a -18 plus/minus through 58 games prior to his injury.

T.J. Oshie