Marcus Johansson, who missed yesterday's game with an illness, is on the ice for #Caps practice.
Sounds like Johansson is healthy enough to play tomorrow. The sophomore has already matched his point totals of his rookie season as he establishes himself as a solid secondary offensive weapon.
Johansson will not play today, replaced by Mathieu Perreault. Not sure if this scratch is injury related as he did take a maintenance day earlier in the year. The sophomore has 10 goals and 27 points through 45 games.
Johansson moves up to the top line center position. Through 40 games, the sophomore pivot has nine goals and 24 points. He's scored five points in five games as he tried to fill the void left by concussed center Nicklas Backstrom.
Johansson moves up to the top line and could start tomorrow's game there. The sophomore has six goals and 16 points over 30 games but has just three assists this month.
Johansson moves back up to the top line with Ovechkin and Johansson. The sophomore scored six goals and 11 points over his first 16 games this year. He should produce well offensively with the Great 8.
Johansson had a "maintenance day," according to team spokesman Sergey Kocharov, who added that the center will make the trip with the Caps to Newark, N.J. Johansson has five goals and three assists this season.
Johansson missed today's practice but will likely play tomorrow. Through 12 games he scored five goals and eight point on pace to trump his previous career highs.