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. Despite that, Kuemper has had a decent first year with Washington, posting a 2.77 GAA with a .910 SV% and a league-high five shutouts in 48 starts. If Kuemper can’t play, Charlie Lindgren will take over as the interim starter for the Caps.
- Still with Washington, the Capitals have re-assigned forward Bogdan Trineyev from KHL Dynamo Moscow to AHL Hershey, per a team release. The 21-year-old had 13 points in 39 games during the regular season while adding a pair of assists in the KHL playoffs before being eliminated. Trineyev got into two games with Hershey in the playoffs last season and should have a chance to see more action with them this time around.