Defenseman John Carlson skated for the first time since a “procedure” for his undisclosed lower-body injury, briefly getting on the ice after the Capitals’ practice on Monday. The team announced that he would be out three to four weeks after the Feb. 27 procedure, and with him on long-term injured reserve, the earliest he could play is against the Ottawa Senators on March 22.
“I didn’t really do much to say one way or another, just part of the process,” Carlson said of his skate. “We’ll just keep going.”
The team’s top defenseman entering the season, Carlson missed 12 games earlier this season because of a lower-body injury he suffered on Dec.