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5th in Metropolitan · 10th in Eastern Conference

vs Capitals

Tue, Apr 14 · 7:00 PM ET · ESPN, Monumental Sports

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Injured

14

Cap on IR/LTIR

$61.57M

LTIR Relief

$0

Days Missed

530

Returning Soon

Sean Monahan

Sean Monahan

C · DTD · Illness

$5.50M cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Misses practice Wednesday”

Elvis Merzlikins

Elvis Merzlikins

G · DTD · Illness

$5.40M cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Questionable to return”

Erik Gudbranson

Erik Gudbranson

D · DTD · Upper Body

$4.00M cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Game-time call Tuesday”

Injury Report

PlayerStatus▲InjuryCap HitDaysReturn
Erik GudbransonD
DTDUpper Body$4.00M29Game-time call Tuesday
Isac LundestromC
DTDUndisclosed$1.30M13Considered game-time call
Kirill MarchenkoRW
DTDLower Body$3.85M55Dealing with lower-body issue
Elvis MerzlikinsG
DTDIllness$5.40M84Questionable to return
Sean MonahanC
DTDIllness$5.50M55Misses practice Wednesday
Charlie CoyleC
OUTUndisclosed$5.25M39Won't play Saturday
Dante FabbroD
OUTLower Body — Not Specified$4.13M38Not playing Saturday
Boone JennerC
OUTLower Body$3.75M42Dealing with lower-body injury
Mason MarchmentLW
OUTUndisclosed$4.50M12Expected to miss Thursday's game
Denton MateychukD
OUTUpper Body$887K85Might be cleared later this week
Mathieu OlivierRW
OUTUpper Body — Not Specified$3.00M14Set to miss about two weeks
Damon SeversonD
OUTUpper Body$6.25M11Done for season
Dmitri VoronkovLW
OUTHand$4.17M13Facing 10-day absence
Zach WerenskiD
OUTIllness — Not Specified$9.58M40Out again Thursday

Upcoming Opponent Injuries

WSHvs. WSH(Tue, Apr 14)

Lindgren (OUT), Thompson (OUT)