Pierre-Luc Dubois on his return against Nashville after missing the prior 47 games due to injury: 'There were a few times I thought I might throw up'

"Dubois primarily assisted on Tom Wilson's 23rd goal of the season, 4:15 into the game, to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead. Eight minutes and 33 seconds later, Dubois lit the lamp himself, rifling a shot on the power play past Predators goaltender Justus Annunen. The points were Dubois's first and second of the season after going pointless in his first six games of the year."

""You're looking early in the game, 'Does he look the same? Are his reads good? Is he moving well? How are his puck touches?'" Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery said. "And I thought he was excellent right from the start. So, that was encouraging right away, to feel comfortable being able to just deploy Dubie like you would any other game.""

""Yeah, there were a few times I thought I might throw up," Dubois said. "All in all, it was pretty good. I've said this a lot, the training staff, the strength coaches, everybody just did such a fantastic job at helping me, putting me into positions to succeed since the start of this process. I'm beyond grateful for all of them. Game shape is not easy to get, but they did a really good job at putting me in the best position possible.""

Pierre-Luc Dubois returned to the Washington Capitals lineup after three months away for abdominal and adductor muscle surgery. He assisted on Tom Wilson's 23rd goal early in the game and scored on the power play eight minutes later, producing his first two points of the season after a six-game pointless stretch. Capitals coach Spencer Carbery praised Dubois's reads, movement, and puck touches and said Dubois looked excellent from the start. Dubois logged 17:35 and earned the fifth-most ice time among forwards in a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. He credited training and strength staff for preparing him physically.

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