Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner skated Monday morning and will take warmups before Game 3 Monday night in Pittsburgh, coach Barry Trotz said.
Alzner was skating with Taylor Chorney early in the session, but didn’t stay out on the ice with the scratches at the end. He has been scratched the last six games with injury but has been skating with the team since midway through the first round and has been taking contact and going all-out in practices. Because Alzner has been healthy enough to practice for so long, Trotz was asked if Alzner’s health alone is what has kept him out of the lineup.