Welcome to the NHL Status Report. Here is the latest lineup/injury news around the NHL.

Washington Capitals

Ryan Leonard will be out 3-4 weeks for the Capitals with a shoulder injury. The forward was injured during a 4-3 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 5, leaving in the first period after a hit from Jacob Trouba. Coach Spencer Carbery said Leonard, who has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 29 games this season, also had facial injuries but no head injury. … John Carlson will be a game-time decision for the Capitals against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MNMT). The defenseman has missed Washington's past three games because of an upper-body injury but is "trending in the right direction," coach Spencer Carbery said. Carlson has 23 points (six go

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