Capitals inching closer to full strength during week-long break

Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie scores his fifth goal of the season in a game against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., Jan. 10, 2022. (Photo by Brian Murphy, All-Pro Reels)Tom Wilson says he isn’t much of a yoga guy. But the Capitals forward participated in the activity after Tuesday’s practice because he “knows it helps.”

The exercise is just one of the many ways Wilson tries to keep his body right during a grueling NHL season.

With the Capitals 52 games into an 82-game campaign, Wilson has the bumps and bruises that come with it. That’s no more evident than the giant scab across his nose — the product of taking a stick or knee to the face. He can’t remember exactly…