Washington Capitals
Forward Aliaksei Protas could return from a lower-body injury when the Capitals visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday (8 p.m. ET; CHSN, MNMT2, NHLN, SNP, TVAS), but forward Tom Wilson is likely to miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. Protas was a full participant in practice Thursday after missing the past three games. Wilson, who was injured in the first period of a 3-2 shootout loss to Chicago on Saturday, skated in a noncontact jersey before practice. “I think that would be long shot for him to play tomorrow,” Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said of Wilson. “‘Pro’ practiced today, so we’ll talk to [head athletic trainer Jason Serbus] on him and see where he’s at for tomorrow, but ‘Willie’ (is) further away.” … Carbery did not have any information on the status of forward Justin Sourdif and defenseman Jakob Chychrun, who each left practice early. Sourdif was bleeding from the nose when he left after colliding with Connor McMichael during a drill. It was unclear what happened to Chychrun.
