Capitals’ Ethen Frank Leaves With Lower-Body Injury After Toews Shove Into Net

Overview

• Frank was injured with 9:26 left in the first period after firing a shot on MacKenzie Blackwood and being pushed into the goal frame by Colorado’s Devon Toews.
• Capitals PR announced during the first intermission that Frank sustained a lower-body injury and would not return.
• He departed after 1:22 of ice time with one shot on goal, leaving Washington to finish the game with 11 forwards.
• Head coach Spencer Carbery said he had no update on the extent of the injury and described the play as a quick shove in a dangerous area near the goaltender.
• Frank has 12 goals and 12 assists in 60 games this season, and Washington’s immediate depth options include Ivan Miroshnichenko, with David Kampf’s return to the road trip still uncertain despite his visa issue being resolved.