The Washington Capitals placed winger T.J. Oshie on injured reserve Friday morning with a lower-body injury.
Oshie sustained the injury in the third period of the Capitals’ 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit on Wednesday. The veteran took a shot off his right foot from Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser. Oshie went to the bench after the shot, but he finished the game without missing any shifts.
To replace Oshie, who is third on the team in goals (four) and points (six), the Capitals recalled winger Brett Leason from Hershey. Leason, 22, has not appeared in an NHL game. He was drafted by Washington in the second round of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Leason scored one goal in Hershey’s first five games of the season. Last season, he scored nine goals and tallied 11 assists in 33 games for the Bears. He has 35 points in 88 career games with Hershey.
Oshie joins center Nicklas Backstrom on the injured reserve list. Backstrom was placed on long-term IR the day before the season began with a hip injury, but coach Peter Laviolette said last week that he is “progressing” and is skating on his own.
Oshie and Backstrom will both be eligible to return as early as Nov. 6 against Philadelphia.
• Jacob Calvin Meyer can be reached at jmeyer@washingtontimes.com.
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