{"id":491334,"date":"2026-02-26T09:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/491334\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:29:12","slug":"tom-wilson-misses-capitals-game-against-flyers-due-to-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/491334\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Wilson misses Capitals game against Flyers due to illness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Washington Capitals will be without alternate captain Tom Wilson<\/a> against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Wilson will miss out on the team\u2019s return to play after the Olympic break due to an illness he caught while with Team Canada in Italy. The team announced the news just ahead of the 7 pm puck drop at Capital One Arena.<\/p>\n

#Caps<\/a> forward Tom Wilson (illness) is out for tonight\u2019s game vs. Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Wilson played in all six of Canada\u2019s games in Milan, recording four points (1g, 3a). He earned a silver medal<\/a> after the Canadians fell 2-1 to Team USA in the Gold Medal Game.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old winger is the Capitals\u2019 leading scorer this season with 49 points (23g, 26a) in 50 games. Wednesday\u2019s game will be the 10th this season that Wilson has missed.<\/p>\n

With Wilson out of action, Ryan Leonard<\/a> will take his spot on the club\u2019s second line with Connor McMichael<\/a> and Pierre-Luc Dubois<\/a>. Hendrix Lapierre<\/a> will play on the wing of the fourth line with Nic Dowd<\/a> and Brandon Duhaime<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Capitals\u2019 2\/25 lineup against Flyers without Tom Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n

Beauvillier<\/p>\n

Sourdif<\/p>\n

Frank<\/p>\n

The Capitals will also be without defenseman John Carlson<\/a>, who misses out due to a lower-body injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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