Montreal Canadiens winger Josh Anderson is one of the most sandpapery players in the NHL. During the playoffs, he irritated Tom Wilson so much that the ice couldn't contain the pair's brawl, and the two power forwards tried to fight each other on the Capitals bench as a referee hung on for dear life. In the Capitals and Candiens' first meeting of the 2025-26 regular season, Anderson may have bit off more than he could chew with Alex Ovechkin,
Strome was a full participant in the team's morning skate, but head coach Spencer Carbery was unwilling to say whether he'd be good to go against the New York Islanders on Friday night. The 28-year-old center has already missed one game with a lower-body injury that he suffered early in a loss to the Ottawa Senators last weekend. "We'll see," Carbery said. "Got to talk to the medical staff and we'll see for tonight."
Strome was injured 3:34 into the first period as he skated toward the end boards during a Capitals power play. The first-line center got tripped by Senators defenseman Artem Zub and was fallen on top of by Jakob Chychrun as they both collided into the boards. After lying on the ice for about a minute, Strome was helped off the ice by John Carlson and Chychrun and was favoring his left leg.
He hasn't made his NHL debut yet, but forward Isaac Howard has NHL.com's fantasy experts buzzing about his potential value during this upcoming season. After three impressive years in the NCAA including a Hobey Baker win, Howard is poised to crack the Edmonton Oilers' full-time roster -- and some even project him to skate on the top line alongside Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman.
Dylan Strome emphasized that Tom Wilson must be included in Team Canada for the Olympics, citing his unique talent combination and completeness as a player.
