Wilson (lower-body) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play vs. the Islanders.
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Washington Capitals News
Wilson (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Wilson missed Sunday's game vs. the Sabres but was on the ice for Tuesday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision tonight. Wilson, who has three goals and three assists (six points) in five games this season, will skate on a line with Lars Eller and Richard Panik if he plays.
McMichael will make his NHL debut on Sunday.
Wilson (lower-body) will not play Sunday vs. the Sabres.
Wilson (lower-body) is day-to-day and questionable to play Sunday.
Wilson left Friday's game vs. the Sabres with a lower-body injury and did not practice on Saturday. Head coach Peter Laviolette listed him as questionable, so monitor his status when the Capitals hit the ice for warmups at 2:30 PM ET. If he can't play, expect the Capitals to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
The Jets have acquired Pierre-Luc Dubois and a third-round draft pick from the Blue Jackets for Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic.
Dubois made it well-known that he was looking for a trade out of Columbus and things reached a tipping point on Thursday when head coach John Tortorella benched him for nearly the entire game. Given their backs were against the wall, the Blue Jackets did a pretty nice job turning a disgruntled Dubois and a third-round pick into Laine and Roslovic. For Dubois, he heads to Winnipeg where he will slot in behind Mark Scheifele as their No.2 centre and will most likely have either Nikolaj Ehlers or Kyle Connor on his wing.
The Ducks have placed Sonny Milano (undisclosed) on IR.
Milano was banged up in Wednesday's game vs. the Wild and was moved to IR to open up a roster spot on Friday. Max Jones was recalled to take his place on the roster and likely in the lineup.
Ovechkin (COVID-19 protocol) is expected to miss the next four games.
Ovechkin was among four Capitals added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Wednesday after it was determined they were in a hotel room together during the team's recent road trip. "Right now the players are in quarantine and, at this point, I believe it's four games and then under review and so we'll go from there," head coach Peter Laviolette said. In addition to Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Samsonov are all expected to be out as well.
Milano will make his season debut Monday vs. the Wild.
Line Change
Bear will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. the Canadiens.
The Blackhawks have signed Dylan Strome to a two-year contract extension worth $6.0 million ($3.0M AAV).
After a breakout 2019 campaign, he finished 2020 with 38 points (12G / 26A) in 58 games. Strome appeared set to open the 2021 campaign as the Blackhawks' No.3 centre behind Jonathan Toews and Kirby Dach, but with both with Toews dealing with a health issue and Dach out for five months, Strome will be their No.1 centre when they start training camp on Monday.
The Blue Jackets have signed Pierre-Luc Dubois to a two-year deal worth $10.0M ($5.0M AAV).
The Oilers have signed Ethan Bear to a two-year deal worth $4.0 million ($2.0M AAV).
The Capitals have signed Hendrix Lapierre to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Blue Jackets have re-signed Gabriel Carlsson to a two-year, two-way extension.
The Flames have signed Andrew Mangiapane to a two-year extension worth $4.85 million ($2.425M AAV).
The Capitals have signed Trevor van Riemsdyk to a one-year contract worth $800K.
Backstrom (concussion) will return to the Capitals lineup for Game 5.
Backstrom (concussion) will be a game-time decision in Game 5.
The Capitals have signed Zach Fucale to a one-year, two-way ($700k/75k) contract.
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