The Capitals will be without two key members of the mix against Toronto.
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals will be without two key players against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, as T.J. Oshie and Aliaksei Protas will not play due to injury.
Oshie's injury is an upper-body injury, and Protas' is a lower-body ailment.
Both are listed as day-to-day. Oshie did not skate on Wednesday morning due to maintenance, while Protas took the morning skate
With both out, Mike Sgarbossa and Nicolas Aube-Kubel will draw back into th elineup.
Here are the lines:
Alex Ovechkin-Connor McMichael-Mike Sgarbossa
Ivan Miroshnichenko-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty-Hendrix Lapierre-Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin-Nick Jensen
Alex Alexeyev-Trevor van Riemsdyk
This story is being updated in real time.