Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov was injured in today’s game against Minnesota. Roman Stubbs of the Washington Post relayed (Twitter link) that there was no word following the contest about how long he might be out. The 30-year-old has 12 goals and 39 assists in 70 games so far this season. … [Read more...] about Evgeny Kuznetsov Injured Against Minnesota
Darcy Kuemper Injured At Practice, Bogdan Trineyev Assigned To AHL
Capitals netminder Darcy Kuemper left practice early today after sustaining an upper-body injury, notes NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti (Twitter link). At this point, it’s unknown if he’ll be available to play on Sunday in Minnesota. If he does miss time, it will be the second time that the 32-year-old has been out with an injury this season as he missed eight games back in December. … [Read more...] about Darcy Kuemper Injured At Practice, Bogdan Trineyev Assigned To AHL
Washington Capitals Recall Zachary Fucale
Following up on an earlier report from Tom Gulitti of the NHL announcing that Darcy Kuemper is out with an upper-body injury, the Washington Capitals have recalled goaltender Zachary Fucale from their AHL affiliate Hershey Bears. Fucale was last recalled to the Capitals on an emergency loan back in December of 2022, also filling in after Kuemper sustained an injury. So far this … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Recall Zachary Fucale
Darcy Kuemper Will Not Dress Today For Washington Capitals
Washington Post reporter Roman Stubbs is reporting that the Washington Capitals will be without starting netminder Darcy Kuemper today when they battle the Minnesota Wild. Kuemper left the Capitals practice yesterday with what is being called an upper body injury. He is now listed as day-to-day. Charlie Lindgren will start in Kuemper’s place. This recent development is a tough … [Read more...] about Darcy Kuemper Will Not Dress Today For Washington Capitals
John Carlson Recovering From A Skull Fracture
Capitals defenseman John Carlson revealed to Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic (subscription link) that the upper-body injury that has kept him out close to three months was a small skull fracture above his right ear and a severed temporal artery. Back in January, his ear had to be partially reattached, likely due to that severed artery. The veteran has started skating and is … [Read more...] about John Carlson Recovering From A Skull Fracture