Washington's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | Day To Day - Leg( Dec 26, '24) | Dec 26, '24 | |
| The Capitals said on Friday (Dec. 27) that Ovechkin is practicing in his regular spot on the top line and might return to the lineup on Saturday (Dec. 28) versus Toronto, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. | ||||
| L. Eller | C | Out - Illness( Dec 19, '24) | Dec 19, '24 | |
| The Washington Capitals placed F Lars Eller on injured reserve and is OUT for Friday's (Dec. 20) game versus the Capitals. | ||||
| S. Milano | LW | Out - Upper-body( Nov 19, '24) | Nov 19, '24 | |
| The Washington Capitals shifted F Sonny Milano to long-term injured reserve, per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press. | ||||
| N. Backstrom | C | Out For Season - Hip( Oct 07, '24) | Oct 07, '24 | |
| The Washington Capitals placed F Nicklas Backstrom on long-term injured reserve. | ||||
| T. Oshie | RW | Out For Season - Back( Sep 17, '24) | Sep 17, '24 | |
| The Capitals said on Wednesday (Sept. 18) that Oshie will be put on long-term injured reserve due to a chronic back injury which is expected to cost him the entire 2024-25 campaign, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. | ||||
Washington Starters Last Game
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| LW | 13 | Jakub Vrana |
| RW | 16 | Taylor Raddysh |
| C | 17 | Dylan Strome |
| C | 21 | Aliaksei Protas |
| RW | 22 | Brandon Duhaime |
| C | 24 | Connor McMichael |
| C | 26 | Nic Dowd |
| C | 29 | Hendrix Lapierre |
| RW | 43 | Tom Wilson |
| RW | 58 | Henrik Rybinski |
| LW | 63 | Ivan Miroshnichenko |
| C | 80 | Pierre-Luc Dubois |
| LW | 88 | Andrew Mangiapane |
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | Matt Roy |
| D | 6 | Jakob Chychrun |
| D | 27 | Alexander Alexeyev |
| D | 38 | Rasmus Sandin |
| D | 42 | Martin Fehervary |
| G | 48 | Logan Thompson |
| D | 52 | Dylan McIlrath |
| D | 57 | Trevor van Riemsdyk |
| D | 74 | John Carlson |
| G | 79 | Charlie Lindgren |
Columbus's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Merzlikins | G | Day To Day - Undisclosed( Dec 22, '24) | Dec 22, '24 | |
| Merzlikins did not play in Monday's (Dec. 23) game versus the Canadiens. | ||||
| J. Danforth | RW | Out - Lower Body( Dec 21, '24) | Dec 21, '24 | |
| The Columbus Blue Jackets placed F Justin Danforth on injured reserve on Sunday (Dec. 22). | ||||
| Y. Chinakhov | RW | Out - Upper Body( Dec 17, '24) | Dec 17, '24 | |
| Chinakhov completed a solo skating session on Wednesday (Dec. 18) but is without a timeline to return, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic. | ||||
| B. Jenner | C | Out - Shoulder( Dec 09, '24) | Dec 09, '24 | |
| Jenner has resumed skating on Tuesday (Dec. 10) and would miss 5-6 months, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers. | ||||
| E. Gudbranson | D | Out - Shoulder( Oct 21, '24) | Oct 21, '24 | |
| The Blue Jackets announced that Gudbranson underwent successful shoulder surgery on Monday (Oct. 21) and is without a timetable to return. | ||||
| J. Dumais | RW | Out - Lower Body( Oct 06, '24) | Oct 06, '24 | |
| The Columbus Blue Jackets placed F Jordan Dumais on injured reserve on Monday (Oct. 7). | ||||
Columbus Starters Last Game
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | Cole Sillinger |
| C | 7 | Sean Kuraly |
| LW | 10 | Dmitri Voronkov |
| C | 19 | Adam Fantilli |
| LW | 21 | James van Riemsdyk |
| C | 23 | Sean Monahan |
| RW | 24 | Mathieu Olivier |
| C | 27 | Zach Aston-Reese |
| RW | 62 | Kevin Labanc |
| LW | 82 | Mikael Pyyhtia |
| RW | 86 | Kirill Marchenko |
| C | 91 | Kent Johnson |
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | Jake Christiansen |
| D | 3 | Jack Johnson |
| D | 8 | Zach Werenski |
| D | 9 | Ivan Provorov |
| D | 15 | Dante Fabbro |
| D | 22 | Jordan Harris |
| G | 40 | Daniil Tarasov |
| D | 78 | Damon Severson |
| G | 90 | Elvis Merzlikins |