On the Washington Capitals …
Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: Both Nicklas Backstrom and Andre Burakovsky are progressing from their upper-body injuries but their status for Game 1 tonight is not known. Coach Barry Trotz would only say that they are day-to-day.
Backstrom, who has a hand injury, skated on his own and did some light stickhandling.
Burakovsky has been out since Game 2 of the first round. He practiced with the team in a non-contact jersey on Wednesday but was wearing a regular jersey at practice yesterday.
“I expect when Andre is ready that he could give us a boost of enthusiasm,” Trotz said.