Washington Capitals put Charlie Lindgren, Ryan Leonard on IR

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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals placed goaltender Charlie Lindgren and forward Ryan Leonard on injured reserve Sunday night before their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Washington recalled forward Bogdan Trineyev and goaltender Clay Stevenson from Hershey of the American Hockey League.

Lindgren (upper body) was a late scratch Friday night before a 4-3 shootout loss at Anaheim. Leonard (upper body) didn't return after his face was bloodied on an unpenalized first-period check from Jacob Trouba.

"He's going to miss an extended period of time," Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said about Leonard, the rookie who has seven goals and 11 assists after having two each…