Dubois could very well go on the long-term injured reserve to open up some space to bring in a forward option, but per the changes in the collective bargaining agreement, teams can only exceed the cap by last season's league average salary if a player is expected back before playoffs, which was $3.817 million last season.

The Washington Capitals have struggled as of late, and they got more bad news as Pierre Luc-Dubois will be out 3-4 months.

Washington Capitals forward Pierre-Luc Dubois is expected to miss three to four months after having surgery Friday for injuries to his abdominal and adductor muscles.

"Caps forward Pierre-Luc Dubois underwent surgery on Friday, November 7, to address injuries to his abdominal and adductor muscles," the Capitals PR account posted on X. "Due to the nature of the procedure, Dubois is expected to miss 3-4 months."

Washington had the only score of the second period on an odd bounce. Defenseman John Carlson’s slap shot was initially saved by goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, then crawled toward the goal line before hitting the stick of a Tampa Bay defender and crossing the line for the tying goal with 2:52 left in the second period.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Washington Capitals after Nikita Kucherov's two-goal game against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Lightning's 6-3 win

Brandon Hagel scored the tiebreaking goal 8:42 into the third period and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-2.

Pierre-Luc Dubois is out 3-4 months after he had surgery Friday to address injuries to his abdominal and adductor muscles, the Washington Capitals announced Sunday. The 27-year-old forward returned from injury for three games but was injured again during the first period of a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Oct.

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The Washington Capitals' even-strength play has been good enough to win games, but the special teams play has been poor.

Washington Capitals forward Pierre-Luc Dubois will be sidelined three to four months after he underwent surgery to address injuries to his abdominal and adductor muscles, the team announced Sunday.

The Washington Capitals will be without one of their top offensive players for a large portion of their regular season following a recent injury. Top-six center