A Washington Capitals fan traveled to the Antarctic Peninsula just to troll the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Sampson Coe shared a photo Wednesday on Facebook of himself wearing a Stanley Cup champions shirt with a waddle of penguins behind him.

Coe, 29, told Scott Allen of the Washington Post that he and his wife, Lorelei, are in the midst of a one-year sabbatical that will take them to every continent.

"Been planning something along those lines since we booked the trip last year, well before the boys lifted Lord Stanley," Coe said.

"(We) had to pack light given the amount of ground we're covering (one backpack each), so I only have a few T-shirts in the rotation. I made damn sure that the Caps and Nats were represented."

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On this episode, John is joined by hockey writers Sean McIndoe (aka Down Goes Brown of The Athletic) and Mike Zeisberger (NHL.com).

Topics include:

• Possible endings to the Nylander-Leafs standoff
• Complications of the NHL's hopeful European expansion
• GM meeting: The ongoing goalie equipment debate
• Stories from "The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL"

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The Nashville Predators have placed defenseman P.K. Subban on injured reserve, the team announced Thursday.

The star blue-liner was already ruled out for Thursday night's clash with the Arizona Coyotes after Predators head coach Peter Laviolette said Subban was day to day with an upper-body injury, according to The Athletic's Adam Vingan.

Subban left Tuesday's loss to the San Jose Sharks after playing just over seven minutes and didn't return.

Placing the 29-year-old on injured reserve means he will miss Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Kings and Monday's contest versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.

If healthy, Subban would be eligible to return Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues.

The Predators have activated defenseman Dan Hamhuis off IR in a corresponding move.

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Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson will miss the next six-to-eight weeks with a broken thumb, the club announced Thursday.

Arvidsson suffered the injury late in the third period of the Predators' overtime win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday, his first game back after sitting out three contests with a separate ailment.

The 25-year-old Swede has eight goals and 13 points in 13 games this season, playing primarily on the Predators' top line alongside Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen.

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Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey will have a hearing Thursday afternoon for interference and unsportsmanlike conduct following his Wednesday night hit on Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.

Morrissey was not penalized on the play, which occurred with just over a minute left in regulation.

Capitals head coach Todd Reirden had no update on Oshie's condition following the game.

The play was reminiscent of the hit Florida Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson delivered to Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson earlier this season. Matheson received a two-game suspension for his actions.

Washington and Winnipeg are both back in action Friday, with the Jets taking on the Buffalo Sabres and the Capitals in Denver to face the Colorado Avalanche.

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Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has been sent back to Tampa Bay amid the club's current four-game road trip and is out indefinitely, head coach Jon Cooper told reporters Thursday, per the team. He'll be re-evaluated for a potential foot or ankle injury, according to The Athletic's Joe Smith.

Lightning backup goalie Louis Domingue said following Thursday's morning skate that Vasilevskiy broke his foot in practice Wednesday, according to Smith.

While Vasilevskiy looks like he'll be out long term, Cooper wouldn't give a timeline on his No. 1 goalie, noting that he'll wait until he receives the test results, Smith adds.

The Lightning currently pace the Atlantic Division with 25 points heading into Thursday's slate of games. Vasilevskiy has gone 9-3-1 with a 2.30 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. Meanwhile, Domingue has been a bit shaky depiste a winning record thus far, holding a 3.43 goals-against average and a .887 save percentage.

In a corresponding move, the team recalled goalie Eddie Pasquale from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

The Lightning are in action against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, for which Domingue will likely get the start between the pipes.

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Philadelphia Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk will return to the lineup Thursday against the New Jersey Devils after missing 16 games with a knee injury, head coach Dave Hakstol confirmed to reporters.

Van Riemsdyk's been out since leaving the Flyers' second game of the season on Oct. 6 after blocking a shot from Colorado Avalanche defenseman Mark Barberio.

The 29-year-old Van Riemsdyk signed a five-year, $35-million contract with Philadelphia - the team that originally drafted him No. 2 overall in 2007 - in the offseason after a six-year stint with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He's expected to play on the Flyers' third line alongside Jordan Weal and Wayne Simmonds. He'll also join the team's top power-play unit.

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Sidney Crosby will miss Thursday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with an upper-body injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed the news Thursday morning.

"Sid will not play tonight ... Right now his status is day to day, but my sense is it's going to be a week," Sullivan said.

Sullivan added the injury is not a concussion. Crosby missed practice Wednesday as the ailment was evaluated.

The superstar forward will miss his first regular-season game since the 2016-17 season.

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