#john-carlson

#john-carlson

John Carlson played just one period for the Washington Capitals against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Carlson took nine shifts in the first period but didn't take the ice again once the second period began. Midway through the frame, the Capitals announced that Carlson suffered a lower-body injury and would not return to the game. INJURY UPDATE: #Caps defenseman John Carlson (lower body) will not return to tonight's game.

"Obviously, it's been a while. I think faith in myself never went away. I know what I can do in this league, and, obviously, it had been a while, but the confidence has always been there. I trust the work that I put in on a daily basis. So, again, it feels good to get one. Just got to keep going with the consistency now and rack a couple wins up."

"I can't give you a real detailed answer to that," he said. "Carlson took warmups, so that tells you something, that's it's hopefully not something that's going to be extremely long-term. And Sourdy, I'll have a better idea once we talk to Serbs (Capitals head athletic trainer Jason Serbus). Nothing long-term, but (he is) going to miss a little bit of time."