Carlson Ruled Out for Caps-Flyers

John Carlson sits out Wednesday's return from the Olympic break after skating solo in his no-contact jersey, forcing Washington to shuffle the blue line against Philadelphia. The veteran blueliner's lower-body issue from the pre-break Preds game lingers, testing the Caps' depth with 46 points already on his ledger this year. Coach Carbery eyes tomorrow's update, but a thin D-corps raises stakes in a matchup where every edge counts toward locking down that wild-card spot.