The Washington Capitals are 2-1-0 on the year, and prepare to face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. It is a fixture with two of the top 11 teams in the NHL Power Rankings . Still, the Caps will be without one of their forwards, as Pierre-Luc Dubois has been ruled out with an injury.

Dubois will not play against the Lightning, according to head coach Spencer Carbery. He was not present at the morning skate after being injured in the game against the New York Rangers on Sunday. It is a lower-body injury that is keeping Dubois out of the lineup.

The Canadian forward was the third overall pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2016 NHL Draft. He was traded during the 2020-21 season to the Winnipeg Jets. The forward would be traded again to the Los Angeles Kings ahead of th

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