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• Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Needs surgery

  11/09/2025 • By RotoWire

  Dubois is having surgery on his abdominal and adductor muscles and will miss the next 3-4 months, the Capitals announced Sunday. As reported, it's not a season-ending injury for Dubois, but it is still one that carries a significant recovery time of 3-4 months. The 27-year-old struggled in his six games so far this season, registering no points while averaging 15:32 of ice time per night, but the loss will still certainly be felt given his top-six status. Connor McMichael could center the second line for the foreseeable future.

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• Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Avoids season-ending injury

  11/04/2025 • By RotoWire

  Dubois (lower body) is not expected to miss the rest of the 2025-26 campaign, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports Tuesday. Dubois is expected to miss a significant amount of time, and surgery still hasn't been ruled out, but it seems the team won't put the 27-year-old center on season-ending, long-term injured reserve. Without Dubois in the lineup, it looks like Connor McMichael will get the first shot at filling a top-six role, though Hendrix Lapierre could be an option as well.

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• Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Placed on IR

  11/03/2025 • By RotoWire

  Dubois (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site. Head coach Spencer Carbery said Monday that Dubois would be sidelined for an extended period of time, so it isn't particularly surprising to see the 27-year-old land on injured reserve. It's not yet clear when Dubois will be able to return, and the team's medical staff is still evaluating him to determine whether he'll require surgery.

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• Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Set to miss extended time

  11/03/2025 • By RotoWire

  Head coach Spencer Carbery said Monday that Dubois (lower body) will be out for an "extended period of time," Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports. Dubois suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of Friday's loss to the Islanders, and he was unavailable for Saturday's matchup against Buffalo. He's still being evaluated as of Monday, and it's not yet clear whether he'll require surgery. However, the Capitals don't expect the 27-year-old to return anytime soon, regardless of whether he undergoes a procedure.

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• Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Deemed day-to-day

  11/01/2025 • By RotoWire

  Dubois (lower body) is day-to-day and won't play against Buffalo on Saturday, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post. Dubois sustained the injury in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders. He hasn't earned a point in five appearances this season while posting nine shots on goal, six hits and three blocked shots. If Dylan Strome (lower body) isn't ready to return to the lineup, Spencer Smallman will make his NHL debut versus the Sabres on Saturday.

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