{"id":251457,"date":"2025-10-25T21:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T21:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/251457\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T21:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T21:47:08","slug":"capitals-activate-pierre-luc-dubois-from-injured-reserve-send-ethen-frank-back-to-ahls-hershey-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/251457\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitals activate Pierre-Luc Dubois from injured reserve, send Ethen Frank back to AHL\u2019s Hershey Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/file-pierre-luc-dubois-portrait-aland-3888.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pierre-Luc Dubois\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcf8: Alan Dobbins\/RMNB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Capitals are getting Pierre-Luc Dubois back in their lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Dubois has been activated from injured reserve ahead of the team\u2019s matchup with the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. In a corresponding move, the Capitals sent winger Ethen Frank back to the AHL\u2019s Hershey Bears.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS | The Washington Capitals have loaned forward Ethen Frank to the Hershey Bears. In addition, the Capitals have activated forward Pierre-Luc Dubois from Injured Reserve (IR).<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALLCAPS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ALLCAPS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shift4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Shift4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7vTYt0eh99\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/7vTYt0eh99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Capitals (@Capitals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Capitals\/status\/1982156520176382446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dubois missed his fifth-straight game with a lower-body injury on Friday night, sitting out against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 27-year-old centerman <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/10\/12\/pierre-luc-dubois-undisclosed-injury-capitals-rangers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was injured in the Capitals\u2019 1-0 win over the New York Rangers on October 12<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/10\/18\/pierre-luc-dubois-injured-reserve-capitals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">placed on IR six days later<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After a few skates in a no-contact jersey, Dubois <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/10\/23\/pierre-luc-dubois-full-participant-capitals-practice-blue-jackets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was a full participant in the Capitals\u2019 practice on Thursday morning<\/a>. During the skate, he split line rush reps down the middle with Justin Sourdif, skating between Aliaksei Protas and Ryan Leonard on the team\u2019s second line.<\/p>\n<p>Dubois has yet to record his first point this season in three games after posting a career high 66 points (20g, 46a) in 82 games with the Capitals last year.<\/p>\n<p>Frank was able to be freely sent back to the AHL\u2019s Hershey Bears, as he had already cleared waivers when he was cut from the Capitals\u2019 training camp roster and hadn\u2019t been on the NHL roster for 30 cumulative days or played in 10 games. In two games with the Caps this fall, he recorded one assist.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears are 1-3-1 to start their season and <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/10\/25\/sheldon-rempal-contract-khl-salavat-yulaev-ufa-released-capitals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">just lost veteran winger Sheldon Rempal to the KHL<\/a>. Frank had two goals in two games with Hershey before being recalled by the Capitals.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcf8: Alan Dobbins\/RMNB The Washington Capitals are getting Pierre-Luc Dubois back in their lineup. 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