secured his first career NHL win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night<\/a>, making 19 saves in the Capitals\u2019 4-3 overtime comeback.<\/p>\nWith the Capitals playing on back-to-back days, it\u2019s possible that Stevenson could also start against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, but Carbery left open the possibility for Bjorklund to \u201cpotentially\u201d make his NHL debut at Philadelphia\u2019s Xfinity Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n
Bjorklund has played in the preseason with the Capitals before, but the 2020 sixth-round pick has just 13 games of AHL experience under his belt. Stevenson regularly starts on back-to-back days in the AHL, so the Caps could opt to have him do the same in the NHL.<\/p>\n
Carbery also shared that while Lindgren will be out of action until the Olympic break, there is \u201cno possibility he\u2019s out further.\u201d<\/p>\n
On defense, the Capitals could get Matt Roy back, but Carbery listed him as questionable, effectively a game-time decision. If Roy is healthy enough to return, the Caps would then place Thompson on injured reserve retroactive to January 28, freeing up a roster spot. Martin Fehervary will be back after missing Washington\u2019s last game for the birth of his first child.<\/p>\n
Martin Fehervary and his girlfriend Natalia welcomed their first child, a daughter named Anna during Saturday’s game. Fehervary said he was so “starstruck” upon seeing her he wasn’t sure whether they’d had a boy or girl at first.<\/p>\n
\u2014 RMNB (@rmnb) February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\nThe Capitals will be looking to win a third game in a row when they host the Islanders on Monday night. The Islanders are the team they are currently chasing for a playoff spot, sitting four points behind them for third in the Metropolitan Division.<\/p>\n
New York does hold a game in hand on the Capitals in that race. They lost their last game, 4-3 to the Nashville Predators, on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
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