Goalie Charlie Lindgren took a hit to the head and left the Washington Capitals' home game against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night. In the first minute of the second period, Lindgren was struck in the side of the head by Montreal's Nick Suzuki,

The Washington Capitals saw Charlie Lindgren leave Friday's tilt against the Montreal Canadiens early in the second period after being hit in the head. Lindgren was defending against a Montreal power play when Brandon Duhaime pushed Nick Suzuki into the crease.

Lindgren was defending against a Montreal power play when Brandon Duhaime pushed Nick Suzuki into the crease. Suzuki went into Lindgren elbow and shoulder first, striking the netm

Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

After waiting all week to play, the Montreal Canadiens had a difficult back-to-back starting Friday in Washington, then Saturday at home against Dallas. The Capitals are the surprise team of the season with the best record in all of the East Conference.

The Washington Capitals have recalled forward Ethen Frank from the Hershey Bears, it was announced Friday. In a corresponding move, the Capitals assigned forward Ivan Miroshnichenko to Hershey.

ARLINGTON, V.A. — The Washington Capitals are making some tweaks, as they've recalled forward Ethen Frank from the AHL's Hershey Bears while re-assigning Ivan MIroshnichenko on Friday.