Washington Capitals
Mantha Suffers Upper-Body Injury, Won’t Return To Capitals-Red Wings
Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha has suffered an upper-body injury and will not return to Tuesday’s tilt against the Detroit Red Wings.
WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha has suffered an upper-body injury and will not return to Tuesday's tilt against the Detroit Red Wings.
The 6-5, 234-pound forward's last shift came at the 12:40 mark of the second period, where he played three shifts. He appeared to be skating somewhat slowly at times.
It is possible that Mantha was hurt on this play with 2:02 left in the first period, when he took a hard hit from Moritz Seider. However, he played after that, so it's unclear if that is the cause of the injury.
This is possibly what happened to Anthony Mantha. At 2:02 of the first, took a hard hit from Moritz Seider.
He played a bit in the second for the Capitals before leaving the game. Has an upper-body injury and will not return. pic.twitter.com/5AIMcW83vh
— Sammi Silber (@sammisilber) February 22, 2023
The 28-year-old has nine goals and 15 assists through 53 games so far this season and is a minus-7.
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