Capitals Notebook: Sandin & Jensen Join Group, Line Combinations & Injury Updates As Team Holds Final Practice Before Game 1

ARLINGTON, V.A. — The Washington Capitals got a majorly positive sign on Saturday, as they saw Nick Jensen and Rasmus Sandin joined the group for practice.

Both Jensen and Sandin took the ice in non-contact jerseys, while Sandin also got some individual skills work in before the team skate. Both had been skating individually on their own.

It marked the first time that both skated in a full practice since suffering respective upper-body injuries on hits in the final games of the regular season. Both of them skated on an extra pairing together.

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Both will travel to New York and have not been ruled out for Sunday's game, per head coach Spencer Carbery.

Sandin was hurt back on April 7 against the Ottawa Senators after being hit up high by Parker Kelly.

Almost a week later on April 13 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Jensen was injured when he was hit into the boards by Michael Eyssimont. He had to be stretchered off the ice, but did not go to the hospital.

Neither played in any regular-season games after their respective injuries.

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Washington kicks off its first-round series on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. D.C. is sticking with the same line combinations for now that led to a three-game winning streak in the final games of the regular season.

Here are the lines:

Alex Ovechkin-Connor McMichael-T.J. Oshie

Aliaksei Protas-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson

Max Pacioretty-Hendrix Lapierre-Sonny Milano

Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Martin Fehervary-John Carlson

Alex Alexeyev-Dylan McIlrath

Trevor van Riemsdyk-Vincent Iorio