McIlrath will draw back into Washington's lineup on Sunday vs. Columbus.
Washington Capitals News
Ovechkin (rest) will draw back into Washinton's lineup on Sunday vs. Columbus.
Goalie Start
Lindgren will start vs. Columbus on Sunday.
McIlrath will be scratched Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Alexeyev will draw into the Capitals' lineup on Saturday.
Line Change
Frank will draw back into the Capitals' lineup on Saturday.
Ovechkin will be scratched on Saturday in Columbus.
Goalie Start
Shepard will start Saturday in Columbus.
McIlrath will draw into the Capitals lineup on Thursday.
McIlrath will slot in for John Carlson, who is out with an illness. McIlrath has zero goals and two assists in 13 games this season.
Chychrun (illness) will not play against the Hurricanes on Thursday.
Chychrun was a surprise scratch on Thursday, with the Capitals announcing his absence about five minutes prior to the start of warmups. Dylan McIlrath will draw into the lineup in his place.
Goalie Start
Lindgren will start vs. Carolina on Thursday.
With Logan Thompson still sidelined, Lindgren will return to the crease on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Lindgren struggled in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 22 shots (.818 SV%) in a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders. The 31-year-old Lindgren has a 2.71 GAA and .894 SV% in 36 games this season (18-13-3). The Capitals enter Thursday's contest as +121 home underdogs against a Hurricanes team coming off a 3-0 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Washington has signed Patrick Thomas to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Thomas was a fourth-round pick, 104th overall, of the Capitals in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old forward has impressed in his fourth season in the OHL, scoring 104 points (27G / 77A) in 66 games with the Brantford Bulldogs.
Goalie Start
Lindgren will start vs. the New York Islanders on Sunday.
Beauvillier will draw back into the lineup on Sunday.
Protas (lower body) will not play on Sunday and is out week-to-week.
Protas left Friday’s game in Chicago with a lower-body injury and did not return.
McIlrath will be a healthy scratch vs. Chicago on Friday.
With Matt Roy (personal) returning to the lineup, McIlrath will return to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 32-year-old McIlrath is averaging 11:08 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) in 13 games this season.
Beauvillier will be a healthy scratch vs. Chicago on Friday.
Taylor Raddysh will draw back into Washington' lineup on Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks, resulting in Beauvillier being a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Beauvillier is averaging 11:58 time-on-ice and has five points (2G / 3A) in 12 games with the Capitals this season.
Raddysh will draw back into Washington's lineup on Friday vs. Chicago.
Anthony Beauvillier will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks, allowing Raddysh to re-enter the lineup. The 27-year-old Raddysh is averaging 12:25 time-on-ice and has 27 points (7G / 20A) in 73 games this season.
Thompson (upper-body) is expected to "miss some time".
Thompson was pulled after allowing three goals on 12 shots in the first period of Wednesday's game in Carolina. Charlie Lindgren replaced Thompson and will likely see an increase workload if Thompson is out of the lineup. The Capitals recalled Hunter Shepard from the Hershey Bears (AHL) in a corresponding move.
