DETROIT -- Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov will travel with the team on its three-game road trip, but it is not known whether he will be back in the lineup on the first game of the trip on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings.
The teams are scheduled to play at Little Caesars Arena at 7:30 p.m.
Kuznetsov missed two games with an upper-body injury after leaving Friday's 6-3 home win over the New York Islanders.
"We'll see where he is with the trainers," Washington coach Barry Trotz told the Washington Post after Wednesday's optional practice.