ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd, one of the top candidates to change places ahead of the NHL trade deadline, is day to day with an upper-body injury. The team recalled winger Pierrick Dube from Hershey of the American Hockey League and plans to shift Aliaksei Protas to center in Dowd’s absence. A faceoff specialist and penalty killer …
Training camp is nearly a week old and there’s been no sign of Nicklas Backstrom, at least not in public view. Here’s what the opening night lineup might look like with McMichael in it: Left wing Center Right wing Alex Ovechkin Evgeny Kuznetsov Anthony Mantha Daniel Sprong Lars Eller Tom Wilson Conor Sheary Connor McMichael T.J. Oshie Carl Hagelin Nic …
