The Washington Capitals are coming off one other loss, this time to the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2. The Caps could also be celebrating Alex Ovechkin’s 900th goal, but also they are mourning the outcomes of the season up to now. They just received more bad recents, as Pierre-Luc Dubois can be out for 3-4 months.
The Capitals announced on X, formerly Twitter, that Luc-Dubois underwent surgery for an abdominal and adductor injury and now can be out for 3-4 months. Luc-Dubois was injured within the 3-1 loss to the Latest York Islanders, but didn’t have a degree in his six games up to now.
“No, we don’t think it may be season-ending, just an prolonged time period at this point,” Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said immediately after the injury.
Dubois was the third overall pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets within the 2016 NHL Draft. He was traded throughout the 2020-21 season to the Winnipeg Jets. The forward can be traded again to the Los Angeles Kings ahead of the 2023-24 season, but after only one 12 months, was sent to the Capitals in the summertime of 2024.
Dubois was a significant a part of the Capitals’ run last 12 months. In that season, he found the back of the web 20 times while adding 46 helpers. He should return to the lineup sometime in late February or early March.
Dubois was on the second line for the Caps, and now can be replaced by Connor McMichael to associate with Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson. McMichael has been solid up to now this 12 months, scoring one goal and three assists. Meanwhile, the success of the second line can be massive. Each Protas and Wilson have had good years up to now. Wilson leads the team with 16 points, while also holding the team lead with nine goals. Protas is tied for fourth on the team with ten points.
The Capitals are 7-7-1 on the 12 months. They hit the ice again on Tuesday on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes.