Goaltender Logan Thompson has resumed skating, and forward Aliaksei Protas is on track to get back on the ice this week ... and No. 1 defenseman John Carlson got the night off Sunday.

Goaltender Logan Thompson has resumed skating, and forward Aliaksei Protas is on track to get back on the ice this week ... and No. 1 defenseman John Carlson got the night off Sunday.

The Capitals dressed just five defensemen while Martin Fehervary, Matt Roy and John Carlson took the night ... in time to take in both Thursday’s pregame skate and every second of his son ...

Ovechkin stepped onto the ice for a left dot draw on his second shift of the game. Dylan Strome won it cleanly back to Rasmus Sandin, whose shot missed the net wide. John Carlson pinched down and ...

The smooth-skating, high-scoring defenceman will count ... with putting Chychrun on the top power-play unit in John Carlson's usual spot at the point. “(Jakob) is a different power-play ...

And they mustered that defensive effort on Tuesday without their top two defensemen in terms of munching minutes, John Carlson ... logging 19:18 in ice time and McIlrath skating 10:24.

On the blue line, former Norris Trophy winner Victor Hedman led his teammates in average ice time by nearly two ... thrived -- as did star defenseman John Carlson, who had his best season in ...

But: he played extremely well, the cap took a massive jump, the Capitals are second overall the league and John Carlson is 35 ... said he is getting closer to skating. New Jersey’s Sheldon ...

“Never bet against him,” Capitals defenseman John Carlson said. Ovechkin ... In the third period, Ovechkin picked the puck up at center ice and sprinted down the right wing.

“They’re a good team, so we got to play really well, especially on their home ice. They beat us on our ... usual spot with Trevor van Riemsdyk. John Carlson replaced Chychrun on the first ...