Oct. 19: The Capitals have now placed Dubois on IR to activate defenseman Dylan McIlrath in his place, as expected , according to NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti . Dubois has already missed seven days due to his injury, so he can be activated at any time. He remains in a non-contact jersey but is practicing with the club.

Oct. 14: Capitals center Pierre-Luc Dubois will not play tonight against the Lightning due to a lower-body injury, head coach Spencer Carbery confirmed (via Sammi Silber of The Hockey News ). He’s listed as day-to-day and has not landed on injured reserve.

If he does, the Caps will be able to backdate his placement to Oct. 12. He left Sunday’s 1-0 win over the Rangers late in the third period for something that required additional evaluation, Carbery said

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