WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are back in town after a long time on the road, but they’re still dealing with issues on the injury front and are working through a handful of roster moves going into Saturday’s meeting with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Connor McMichael is week-to-week with an upper-body injury he suffered on a cross-check in the corner in the third period of Thursday’s win over the Detroit Red Wings. He’ll be out through the Olympic break.
In addition to McMichael going on the injured reserve, Washington also placed Matt Roy and Charlie Lindgren on IR as they deal with separate lower-body injuries. Roy hasn’t played since Jan. 24 against the Edmonton Oilers, and Lindgren was hurt at the end of Thursday’s shootout win.
Not only is Lindgren out, but Logan Thompson remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury, though he’ll be better in time for the Olympics.
With both goaltenders hurting, Clay Stevenson is expected to get the start against the Hurricanes, and Garin Bjorklund’s been called up from the AHL’s Hershey Bears to play second chair. Bogdan Trineyev is also up from Hershey to help fill the void up front.
Martin Fehervary is out for personal reasons, as he and his girlfriend are expecting their first child.
Here are the lines for the Capitals:
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Anthony Beauvillier
Alikasei Protas-Justin Sourdif-Tom Wilson
Ethen Frank-Nic Dowd-Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime-Hendrix Lapierre-Sonny Milano
Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Declan Chisholm-Dylan McIlrath
Clay Stevenon
Garin Bjorklund
Puck drop is at 5 p.m. at Capital One Arena.