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NHL Highlights | Blues vs. Capitals - January 18, 2024

JANUARY 19, 2024 • YOUTUBE

T.J. Oshie Pots A Pair Of Power-Play Goals As Part Of His Sixth Career Hat Trick

JANUARY 19, 2024 • YOUTUBE

T.J. Oshie has a hat trick as the Capitals win their 2nd in a row by beating the Blues 5-2

JANUARY 19, 2024 • Associated Press

Capitals' Nicolas Aube-Kubel Scores After Blues' Justin Faulk Deflects Puck Into Own Goal

JANUARY 19, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Alex Ovechkin - Good to play Thursday Ovechkin (lower body) will draw back into Washington's lineup for Thursday's game against St. Louis, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Impact Ovechkin missed Washington's previous three contests due to the injury. He has eight goals and 27 points in 38 outings this campaign. Ovechkin is projected to play alongside Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson in his return.

JANUARY 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Beck Malenstyn - Out Thursday Malenstyn (personal) will not play Thursday against the Blues, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.

Impact Malenstyn will miss Thursday's game to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. Hendrix Lapierre has been shuffled down to the fourth line alongside Nic Dowd and Nicolas Aube-Kuebel.

JANUARY 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Beck Malenstyn - Unavailable vs. Blues Malenstyn (personal) won't play in Thursday's contest versus St. Louis, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Impact Malenstyn has four goals, 10 points, 99 hits and 50 blocks in 42 appearances in 2023-24. While he'll be out of the lineup Thursday, Washington will get back Alex Ovechkin (lower body) after the Capitals' star forward missed the previous three games.

JANUARY 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Joel Edmundson - Out Thursday Edmundson (undisclosed) will miss Thursday's game against St. Louis, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Impact Edmundson was regarded as a game-time decision but ultimately didn't join the Capitals for the pregame warmups. He has a goal, three points, 23 hits and 32 blocks in 27 outings in 2023-24. With Edmundson unavailable, Trevor van Riemsdyk is likely to draw into the lineup Thursday.

JANUARY 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Joel Edmundson - Questionable for Thursday Edmundson (undisclosed) is uncertain to play Thursday against the Blues, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Edmundson took the morning skate, but he is considered a game-time call against his former team. Trevor Van Riemsdyk seems likely to return to the lineup regardless, but Alex Alexeyev would also draw in if the 30-year-old is unable to play.

JANUARY 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Beck Malenstyn - Questionable Thursday Malenstyn (personal) will be a game-time decision versus St. Louis on Thursday, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

Impact Malenstyn missed morning practice. Should he be unavailable to play, look for Matthew Phillips to enter the lineup on the fourth line. Malenstyn has four goals and 10 points in 42 games this season.

JANUARY 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Charlie Lindgren - Starting Thursday Lindgren will get the home start versus St. Louis on Thursday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Impact Lindgren has been strong in his last five appearances, going 2-1-1 while allowing only seven goals on 117 shots. Lindgren is 8-4-3 with a 2.24 GAA and a .929 save percentage this season. He is on pace to set a career high in games played, as his 31 appearances last season looks to be within reach. Lindgren will face the Blues, who are averaging 29.9 shots per game this season.

JANUARY 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rasmus Sandin - In regular jersey at practice Sandin (upper body) is practicing in a regular jersey Thursday, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

Impact Sandin has missed the last six games and this is the first time since rejoining practice a week ago, that he has been able to shed his non-contact jersey. Sandin had five assists in his last five games before the injury, giving the defenseman 11 assists in 36 games. Should Sandin play Thursday versus St. Louis, he could replace Joel Edmundson in the lineup and see second-unit power-play time in place of Ethan Bear.

JANUARY 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Ovechkin return near as Capitals face Blues Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin has been working his way back from a minor lower-leg injury that caused him to miss three games.He...

JANUARY 17, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Midway through the season, the Caps have found a way to stay 'in the mix' At just over the halfway point of the season, 42 games into the 82-game slate, Washington is 21-15-6.

JANUARY 17, 2024 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Alex Ovechkin - Practices Wednesday Ovechkin (lower body) participated in Wednesday's full practice, per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.

Impact Coach Spencer Carbery described Ovechkin's work Wednesday as a "positive step." The Capitals star forward has missed Washington's last three games and his status for Thursday's contest against St. Louis remains undetermined. Ovechkin has eight goals and 27 points in 39 outings this season. When he's ready to return, he should serve on the top line and first power-play unit.

JANUARY 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Ethan Bear - First goal of season a game-winner Bear scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 2-0 victory over the Ducks.

Impact Playing in his ninth game as a Capital, Bear got free in the faceoff circle to the right of John Gibson and pounced on a rebound late in the first period. It was the 26-year-old blueliner's first goal in almost exactly a calendar year, as his last came with the Canucks on Jan. 15, 2023 in Carolina. Bear has seen a consistent shift since joining the Washington roster in late December, but he could be the player bumped when Rasmus Sandin (upper body) gets healthy.

JANUARY 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Darcy Kuemper - Blanks Ducks for first shutout Kuemper turned aside all 24 shots he faced in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Anaheim.

Impact It's the first shutout of the season for Kuemper, and the first time he's allowed less than three goals in a start since Dec. 20. With Charlie Lindgren healthy, Kuemper has fallen to the No. 2 spot on the Capitals' depth chart in net, but if he can string together a few good outings in a row, he could push his way into a timeshare. Kuemper's 3.13 GAA and .895 save percentage on the season are far from encouraging, however.

JANUARY 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Washington and St. Louis hit the ice in non-conference matchup

The Washington Capitals and the St. Louis Blues meet in an out-of-conference matchup

JANUARY 17, 2024 • Associated Press

Darcy Kuemper gets 31st career shutout as Capitals blank Ducks Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for the Washington Capitals in a 2-0 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.Kuemper had nine sa...

JANUARY 17, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Kuemper makes 24 saves, Capitals shut out Ducks | NHL.com Bear, Wilson score for Washington; Ovechkin misses 3rd straight with injury

JANUARY 17, 2024 • NHL.COM

NHL Highlights | Ducks vs. Capitals - January 16, 2024

JANUARY 17, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Ethan Bear scores his 1st goal in a year as the Capitals shut out the Ducks 2-0 Ethan Bear scored his first NHL goal in almost exactly a year as the Washington Capitals blanked the Anaheim Ducks 2-0

JANUARY 17, 2024 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Ethan Bear scores his 1st goal in a year as the Capitals shut out the Ducks 2-0

Ethan Bear scored his first NHL goal in almost exactly a year as the Washington Capitals blanked the Anaheim Ducks 2-0

JANUARY 17, 2024 • Associated Press

How DID he save that, Aube-Kubel? 🤔🎤❓

JANUARY 17, 2024 • YOUTUBE

Capitals' Ethan Bear Scores First Goal Of The Season

JANUARY 17, 2024 • YOUTUBE

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T.J. Oshie has a hat trick as the Capitals win their 2nd in a row by beating the Blues 5-2

Washington and St. Louis hit the ice in non-conference matchup

Ethan Bear scores his 1st goal in a year as the Capitals shut out the Ducks 2-0