{"id":405158,"date":"2026-01-13T20:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405158\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:02:07","slug":"justin-sourdif-will-not-play-against-montreal-canadiens-due-to-upper-body-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405158\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Sourdif will not play against Montreal Canadiens due to upper-body injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768334527_712_file-justin-sourdif-2-cropped-091025-katiea.jpg\" class=\"above-the-fold wp-post-image\" alt=\"Justin Sourdif on the ice in a Capitals practice uniform\" decoding=\"async\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcf8: Katie Adler\/RMNB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/justin-sourdif\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Justin Sourdif&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Sourdif<\/a> will miss tonight\u2019s game against the Montreal Canadiens. It will mark the second game he\u2019s missed this season.<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery announced the news after the team\u2019s optional morning skate at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSourdif will not play,\u201d Carbery said to the press. \u201cHe\u2019s day-to-day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sourdif was originally injured on Sunday during the Capitals\u2019 game against the Nashville Predators. Shortly into the second period, the rookie centerman was struck in the face as Predators forward <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/fedor-svechkov\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Fedor Svechkov&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fedor Svechkov<\/a> tried to clear the puck out of the defensive zone. Sourdif immediately grabbed his face and made his way off the ice to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old forward did not return to the game after just 6:16 of ice time. Sourdif\u2019s face was already sore coming into the game after he <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2026\/01\/08\/jakob-chychrun-justin-sourdif-leave-capitals-practice-early-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was bloodied by a collision in practice with Connor McMichael last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With Sourdif out, <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/connor-mcmichael\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Connor McMichael&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor McMichael<\/a> will play center tonight in his absence. <\/p>\n<p>Sourdif has been one of the Capitals\u2019 top players over the last few weeks, finding great chemistry with <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/ryan-leonard\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Ryan Leonard&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Leonard<\/a> and Connor McMichael on the second line. He\u2019s recorded 10 points (6g, 4a) in his last seven games, including scoring his first career professional hat trick on January 5 against the Anaheim Ducks.<\/p>\n<p>After the skate, Carbery also announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/tom-wilson\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Tom Wilson&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Wilson<\/a> will also miss his fifth straight game due to a lower-body injury while <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/player\/jakob-chychrun\/\" class=\"player\" title=\"View Jakob Chychrun&#039;s stats, bio, and status\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jakob Chychrun<\/a> will be a game-time decision. Bogdan Trineyev\u2019s locker stall at MedStar Capitals Iceplex had his gear in it, but he practiced in Hershey and was not called up.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bogdan Trineyev\u2019s stall at MedStar Capitals Iceplex has gear in it this morning. Could indicate a potential call-up, but we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Adler (@katieEadler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieEadler\/status\/2011104218883715227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/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: Katie Adler\/RMNB Justin Sourdif will miss tonight\u2019s game against the Montreal Canadiens. 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