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 |
Montreal's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Reinbacher | D | Out - Knee( Sep 30, '24) | Sep 30, '24 | |
| The Canadiens said that Reinbacher underwent surgery to his left knee on Tuesday (Oct. 1) and is out for 5-to-6 months. | ||||
Montreal Starters Last Game
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| RW | 11 | Brendan Gallagher |
| RW | 13 | Cole Caufield |
| C | 14 | Nick Suzuki |
| C | 15 | Alex Newhook |
| RW | 17 | Josh Anderson |
| LW | 20 | Juraj Slafkovsky |
| C | 28 | Christian Dvorak |
| RW | 40 | Joel Armia |
| LW | 51 | Emil Heineman |
| LW | 55 | Michael Pezzetta |
| C | 71 | Jake Evans |
| C | 77 | Kirby Dach |
| LW | 92 | Patrik Laine |
| POS | # | Player |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | Mike Matheson |
| D | 21 | Kaiden Guhle |
| G | 30 | Cayden Primeau |
| G | 35 | Sam Montembeault |
| D | 45 | Alexandre Carrier |
| D | 47 | Jayden Struble |
| D | 48 | Lane Hutson |
| D | 58 | David Savard |
| D | 72 | Arber Xhekaj |