"Caps head coach Spencer Carbery labeled Protas a game-time decision ahead of the team's game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. The Belarusian winger was again a full participant in the team's morning skate, and Carbery previously hinted that both Protas and Tom Wilson could dress on the current two-game road trip. "We'll find out [if Protas is good to go]," Carbery said pregame. "I'll find out this afternoon.""
"Protas was injured against the Ottawa Senators on January 1 after defenseman Artem Zub tripped him, sending him careening into the boards feet first. The Capitals have removed the 25-year-old forward from injured reserve, swapping him with Wilson, who is now on IR retroactively. Wilson will not be ready in time to play in Chicago, as he has not taken contact in practice since suffering his injury last weekend."
Aliaksei Protas appears poised to return to the Washington Capitals after a three-game absence caused by a lower-body injury, participating fully in morning skate and listed as a game-time decision. Protas was injured January 1 when Artem Zub tripped him into the boards feet first. The team removed the 25-year-old from injured reserve and placed Tom Wilson on IR retroactively. Wilson has not taken contact in practice and will not play in Chicago, though he skated with teammates. Declan Chisholm will return to the lineup while Dylan McIlrath will be scratched. Logan Thompson will start in net, struggling with one win in seven starts.
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