Capital Ups and Downs: Injuries and Call-Ups Abound

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsThe Capitals are a little short-staffed right now, between injuries to Nicklas Backstrom, Nic Dowd, and Carl Hagelin and the three-game suspension for Garnet Hathaway. However, this meant that some fresh faces were called up from Hershey to see what they could do. How did that turn out for everyone? Let’s find out...

Nicklas Backstrom only played in one of Washington’s games last week, sitting the final two out with an undisclosed upper-body injury. He tallied one assist in his single game, but the Capitals probably missed more than his offensive abilities on the ice. Hopefully the long break between games will give him more time to rest up and be ready for…