Source: Tom Gulitti 10/19/19, 1:03 pm EST

Siegenthaler was involved in a collision with teammate Richard Panik on Wednesday night and suffered a shoulder injury. Panik got the worst of it and landed on LTIR on Friday morning but Siegenthaler, who has just one assist in eight games, said he expects to play vs. the Rangers.

Source: JJ Regan 10/18/19, 11:18 am EST

Panik was forced to leave Wednesday’s game against the Maple Leafs after colliding heavily with teammate Jonas Siegenthaler. Immediately moving him to LTIR means it’s a fairly significant upper-body issue and means that he will miss at least 10 games or 24 days. Garnet Hathaway is expected to move up to the third line in Panik’s spot.

Source: Stephen Whyno 10/18/19, 11:05 am EST

Kempny missed the first eight games of the season but will play Friday vs. the Rangers. With Jonas Siegenthaler playing well on the top-pair, Kempny will get eased back in on the third-pair with Radko Gudas but could return to his minute-eating ways in a quick hurry. Kempny had 25 points (6G / 19A), 111 shots and 84 hits while playing 19:11 ATOI in 71 games a season ago.

Source: JJ Regan 10/18/19, 11:03 am EST

Source: @Capitals 10/18/19, 10:50 am EST

Samsonov allowed two goals on 21 shots after replacing Braden Holtby in the Capitals’ loss to the Avalanche. Samsonov has won both of his starts this season while stopping 49 of 51 shots (.961 SV%) so he is starting to threaten Holtby’s workload. Despite a red-hot start to his NHL career, he draws a rough home matchup vs. the fourth highest-scoring team in the league (4.00 GF/gm).

Source: Tarik El-Bashir 10/16/19, 11:35 am EST

Samsonov allowed two goals on 21 shots after replacing Braden Holtby in the Capitals’ loss to the Avalanche. Samsonov has won both of his starts this season while stopping 49 of 51 shots (.961 SV%) so he is starting to threaten Holtby’s workload. Despite a red-hot start to his NHL career, he draws a rough home matchup vs. the fourth highest-scoring team in the league (4.00 GF/gm).

Source: Samantha Pell 10/16/19, 11:25 am EST

Source: Tarik El-Bashir 10/15/19, 6:11 pm EST

Holtby allowed six goals on 38 shots in the Capitals loss in Nashville last Thursday. Since opening the season with a victory, Holtby has lost three in a row while allowing a combined 13 goals on 92 shots (.859 SV%). Tonight he faces an undefeated Avalanche team that rank t-4th in goal-scoring (4.00 GF/pg) through four games.

Source: Tarik El-Bashir 10/14/19, 3:09 pm EST

Saturday will be the second start of the season for the former 2015 first-round pick. Samsonov impressed in his first start, stopping 25 of the 26 shots he faced on route to a 2-1 victory over the Islanders. He is a talented young goaltender, but he draws a difficult matchup tonight against a Dallas team that excels on home ice.

Source: Mike Vogel 10/12/19, 12:47 pm EST

Holtby surrendered four goals on 26 shots in the Capitals overtime loss to the Stars on Tuesday. After a win on opening night, Holtby has dropped his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%). Holtby is 16-10-1 in his last 27 road starts but has a terrible matchup in Nashville.

Source: Brooks Bratten 10/10/19, 7:40 pm EST

Holtby surrendered four goals on 26 shots in the Capitals overtime loss to the Stars on Tuesday. After a win on opening night, Holtby has dropped his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%). Holtby is 16-10-1 in his last 27 road starts but has a terrible matchup in Nashville.

Source: Samantha Pell 10/10/19, 1:03 pm EST

Holtby allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Capitals 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Through two starts, Holtby has gone 1-0-1 while stopping 45 of the 50 shots (.900 SV% that he has faced. Tonight he’ll face a Stars team that has gone 0-3-0 while averaging just 2.00 goals for per game so far.

Source: @Capitals 10/8/19, 5:37 pm EST

Dowd averaged 10:22 TOI/gm through the first three games of the season but did not record a shot or point. Dowd will be replaced by Evgeny Kuznetsov, who will make his season debut after serving his three-game suspension.

Source: Tarik El-Bashir 10/8/19, 12:16 pm EST

After serving his three-game suspension, Kuznetsov will draw into the Capitals lineup vs. Dallas. Kuznetsov will start on the third line with Carl Hagelin and Richard Panik and will return to the top power-play unit. The 27-year-old had 21 goals and 51 assists (72 points0 in 76 games last season.

Source: Tarik El-Bashir 10/8/19, 12:15 pm EST

Holtby allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Capitals 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Through two starts, Holtby has gone 1-0-1 while stopping 45 of the 50 shots (.900 SV% that he has faced. Tonight he’ll face a Stars team that has gone 0-3-0 while averaging just 2.00 goals for per game so far.

Source: Samantha Pell 10/8/19, 10:28 am EST

Kempny was on the ice for Monday’s practice but is not ready to play vs. Dallas. Jonas Siegenthaler is expected to be recalled from Hershey (AHL) and will skate on the top-pair with John Carlson. Kempny remains day-to-day and Thursday is a possible return date for him.

Source: Tom Gulitti 10/7/19, 12:17 pm EST

With Evgeny Kuznetsov set to come back from suspension, the Capitals had to do some cap maneuvering on Sunday. Siegenthaler’s demotion is believed to be of the “paper” variety and he will likely be recalled prior to Tuesday’s game against the Stars.

Source: JJ Regan 10/6/19, 1:22 pm EST

Fehervary played well in his first three NHL games but heads back to Hershey with Evgeny Kuznetsov now on the active roster and Michal Kempny set to return soon from a hamstring injury.

Source: Washington Capitals 10/7/19, 12:08 am EST

Holtby stopped 20 of the 22 shots that he faced to earn the overtime win in St. Louis on opening night. With Ilya Samsonov getting the start against the Islanders on Friday, the Capitals will come back with Holtby tonight vs. Carolina. He was 4-0-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .918 SV% in four starts vs. the Hurricanes last season.

Source: Isabelle Khurshudyan 10/5/19, 11:47 am EST