The Caps return to action against the 'Canes, Ovi hosts the ASHA and more in today's Caps Clips. Your savory breakfast links: Digging into the Caps' special teams turnaround. [Rink] Previews of tonight's Metro matchup against Carolina from Vogs, WashTimes, and AP. Coach Carbery spoke to the media after yesterday's practice and provided some injury updates on the team's many bruised and battered. [Caps video]
Kings projected lineup Alex Laferriere - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe Kevin Fiala - Quinton Byfield - Joel Armia Warren Foegele - Phillip Danault - Trevor Moore Andrei Kuzmenko - Alex Turcotte - Corey Perry Mikey Anderson - Drew Doughty Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke Brian Dumoulin - Cody Ceci Darcy Kuemper Anton Forsberg Jeff Malott, Samuel Helenius, Jacob Moverare Status report The Kings are expected to dress the same 18 skaters from their 6-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
He has a lot of energy out there. He is skating well and is aggressive. It is paying off for him, and he is helping our team on the penalty kill and in a lot of the situations he is put in. We can move him around on different lines at times because he provides energy and skating. He is really on top of things right now with his feet and is scoring some goals for us.
Frenkie de Jong returned to Barcelona training on Thursday morning and looks set to face Real Betis on Saturday in La Liga. The Dutchman missed the win over Atletico Madrid in midweek due to a fever but has recovered and should be in the squad for Barca's next match. De Jong's return will be a boost for Hansi Flick who saw Dani Olmo become the latest player to succumb to injury.
The San Francisco 49ers face their division rivals, the Arizona Cardinals, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 1:05 p.m. PDT. The Niners will be seeking to bounce back from their loss to the NFC West-leading Los Angeles Rams last weekend, but they may have reinforcements coming. Quarterback Brock Purdy could make his return after a six-game absence with a toe injury, while fellow Arizona native Ricky Pearsall is working his way back from a knee issue.
Conner, a sixth-round pick from Texas, has yet to debut as a rookie after suffering a knee injury in the preseason. The Cardinals placed Conner on IR with a return designation when they trimmed their roster to 53 players on Aug. 26. Now that Conner's back at practice, the Cardinals will have 21 days to activate him. Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson will miss Thursday's game against the Jets with a toe injury,
I loved every minute that we spent together. When Xhaka joined he was in a special moment in his life and his career. He made me a better coach, he helped us to develop as a football team and as a club and I will be eternally grateful. When he left us it was a unique opportunity for him to come back to his country, to his family and there were certain things that he wanted to experience as well and I believe it was the right moment.
Manchester City have been without last year's Ballon d'Or winner Rodri for a while again, the Spanish midfielder is not yet ready to return to action. Striker Erling Haaland and defender Abdukodir Khusanov have had problems as well, and manager Pep Guardiola has provided some updates on the situation with all three players.
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."
FC Barcelona will lock horns with bitter rivals Real Madrid in the first El Clasico of the 2025/26 season on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu. Ahead of the big game, Barça's assistant manager, Marcus Sorg, appeared in front of the media for the pre-match press conference in place of head coach Hansi Flick, who is suspended for the game. Sorg addressed a plethora of topics during his interaction with the press, including Lamine Yamal's recent comments aimed at Real Madrid that have caused quite a stir.