Key Forward Out Week-To-Week For The Washington Capitals

According to Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic, T.J. Oshie will be out week-to-week for the Washington Capitals due to a lower-body injury. He also noted that he sustained it during the Capitals' Wednesday night contest against the Detroit Red Wings.

NEWS: #Caps forward T.J. Oshie sustained a lower body injury on Wednesday vs. Detroit. He is listed as week-to-week, per the team.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) October 28, 2021

This certainly isn't ideal for the Capitals, as they already are without another key forward in Nicklas Backstrom. He isn't eligible to be removed from long-term injured reserve until November 6th.

Oshie has been off to a hot start this season. In seven games thus far, he has four goals and six points. He also had a dominant performance against the Ottawa Senators Monday night, as he recorded a hat trick.

As we await more information on the specific details of his injury, all we can hope is that the 34-year-old winger is back sooner rather than later.