ARLINGTON, V.A. — Alex Ovechkin and Jakob Chychrun were the first two players on the ice for the Washington Capitals on Day 3 of training camp, having to make up the infamous skate test from Day 1. The Capitals captain had been dealing with a minor injury suffered in offseason training and had sat out the skate test, but was well enough to make it up on Saturday. Chychrun, meanwhile, wasn't feeling well on Day 1, so he got to redo his alongside Ovechkin. The Capitals After that, the rest of Group A took the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, providing a first look at the lineup for Sunday's preseason opener against the Philadelphia Flyers. Ovechkin had to fill in at center for Mike Sgarbossa, who was supposed to be in Sunday's lineup but was struck in the face by a shot before practice. He went off for repairs and did not take part in the session, and his status remains up in the air. Per head coach Spencer Carbery, Sgarbossa, if he's not well enough to go, will be replaced by another center from a different group. Ovechkin and Chychrun, along with John Carlson, were among the extras in Group A that are not expected to play. Everyone else in the group is expected to be in the lineup, headlined by Jakub Vrana, Terik Parsacak and Andrew Cristall. Here are how the lines looked for the first group: Jakub Vrana-Hendrix Lapierre-Ethen Frank Sonny Milano-Mike Sgarbossa*-Terik Parascak Andrew Cristall-Henrik Rybinski-Ivan Miroshnichenko Alex Limoges-Eriks Mateiko-Taylor Raddysh Alex Alexeyev-Ethan Bear Leon Muggli-Trevor van Riemsdyk Hardy Häman Aktell-Cam Allen Hunter Shepard Clay Stevenson Washington faces Philadelphia at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- READ MORE ON THE HOCKEY NEWS - Capitals bringing back Screamin' Eagle as third jersey for upcoming season [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/news/washington-capitals-screaming-eagle-return-2024-25] - Andrew Cristall has sights set on making Capitals opening night roster after strong summer [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/features/washington-capitals-andrew-cristall-sights-set-roster-strong-offseason] - Expect big year for Rasmus Sandin amid upgrades on Capitals blue line [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/takes/washington-capitals-rasmus-sandin-big-year-revamp-blue-line] - Charlie Lindgren goes all out with new Capitals mask for 2024-25 season [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/takes/washington-capitals-charlie-lindgren-new-mask-2024-25]a
