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John Carlson Will Miss Saturday’s Game in Dallas With Lower-Body Injury

The Washington Capitals will once again be playing without their top defenseman. John Carlson won’t be on the ice when his team takes on the Stars in Dallas Saturday night. It will mark the third straight game Carlson has missed.

That news is courtesy of the Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan.

No John Carlson at morning skate at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Safe to assume he’ll miss third straight game w/ lower-body injury.

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) January 21, 2017

Carlson has been out with what head coach Barry Trotz has referred to as a lower-body injury.