San Jose Sharks vs. Washington Capitals - NHL Game Preview - January 15, 2026 - CBS Sports

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Fri Jan 16

12:00AM

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	1	2	3	T
San Jose SJ--	-	-	-
Washington WAS--	-	-	-

Capital One ArenaWashington, DC

Sharks	2.88 GF AVG	3.41 GA AVG	18.10 Power Play
Capitals	3.13 GF AVG	2.65 GA AVG	15.20 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carey Price (G)	Knee	08-31-2026Out for the season
Timothy Liljegren (D)	Upper Body	12-26-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 27
Philipp Kurashev (C)	Upper Body	12-30-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 31
Vincent Desharnais (D)	Upper Body	12-26-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 27
Will Smith (C)	Upper Body	01-02-2026Expected to be out until at least Jan 3
Michael Misa (C)	Not Injury Related	01-06-2026Expected to be out until at least Jan 7

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Tom Wilson (RW)	Illness	12-26-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 27
Pierre-Luc Dubois (LW)	Abdomen	03-08-2026Expected to be out until at least Mar 9
Rasmus Sandin (D)	Upper Body	12-26-2025Day-to-Day

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