The Washington Capitals will be shorthanded against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, as Anthony Mantha deals with an injury.

The Washington Capitals will be shorthanded against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, as Anthony Mantha deals with an injury.

Mantha has a lower-body ailment and will not play. It is unclear what the injury is. Mantha participated in the team's morning skate, taking rushes on the fourth line with Nic Dowd and Nicolas Aube-Kubel.

With Mantha hurt and no extra skaters available, with T.J. Oshie and Trevor van Riemsdyk also hurt, Washington will dress just 17 skaters against Montreal.

This will allow for the Capitals to potentially recall a player on Saturday against the Florida Panthers under the league's emergency recall rule.