"It's a big boost. Missing him the last few games, have felt it a little bit. I think he does a little bit of everything, and maybe showed our group and our coaching staff when he's out of the lineup, it does look a touch different. I know some of the things that he does fly under the radar a little bit, but he's a big part of our team, and he's a well-rounded defenseman. He does a lot of things really, really well that sometimes don't show up on the stat sheet."
"Scotty and Wellsy [are] utilizing him there. I think he's paid attention to it, wants to do it, has worked on the little details that you need to do for being an undersized defenseman to be an effective PKer. His stick, anticipation of where pucks are going, where skill guys want to attack, and where they're trying to exploit, and he's done a good job. Been happy with his penalty killing and, for that matter, his defending overall, even five-on-five."
Rasmus Sandin will return to the Capitals' lineup after missing five games with an upper-body injury. Sandin averaged 19:23 of ice time per game this fall and recorded two assists in his last three games before leaving the lineup. He has been practicing on the third pairing with Trevor van Riemsdyk and has taken on an increased penalty-kill role, averaging 1:27 of shorthanded ice time per game versus 37 seconds last year. The team went 1-3-1 without him and has lost four straight games. Sandin is viewed as a well-rounded defenseman whose contributions often do not appear on the stat sheet.
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