The Capitals are ‘just a little off’ and drop a 4-3 shootout loss on the road against the team with the fewest points in the Eastern Conference.

In goal, Logan Thompson and Hunter Shepard worked in both nets, with Charlie Lindgren not skating as he recovers from an upper-body injury he suffered in Friday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lindgren remains on the IR, but Carbery said he’s progressing well and they will see if he can be activated Saturday.

After going down 1-0 in the shootout, the Buffalo Sabres (15-21-5) scored in the third and fourth rounds as they then watched their netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen secure the win against the Washington Capitals (26-10-4). Special teams were working for both teams in the game as each team scored a goal while on the man advantage.

Washington Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren was put on injured reserve Saturday, after leaving the game against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night after a collision in the crease. Lindgren ...

Lindgren (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports. Lindgren won't be eligible to play until at least Jan. 18 against Pittsburgh after moving to the IR list.

Under a minute into the second period, Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren took a hit to the head, eventually knocking him out of the game. The Capitals ruled Lindgren out for the remainder of the ...