Ovechkin (lower-body) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Saturday.
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Strome will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Strome is on the ice for warmups and could return to the lineup vs. Tampa Bay.
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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.
Wilson was suspended for seven games for boarding Brandon Carlo on Friday.
Ovechkin will play Saturday in New Jersey.
Ovechkin was originally listed as a game-time decision after missing Friday's practice but will play this afternoon vs. the Devils. Ovechkin has had a bit of a disappointing season to-date, scoring just six goals in 15 games, but New Jersey is a team that he's dominated in his career.
Ovechkin (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Ovechkin was missing from Friday’s practice session and the Capitals have listed him as a game-time decision for Saturday’s game in New Jersey. With a 1 PM ET start, monitor his status when they hit the ice for warmups at 12:30 PM ET.
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