"The absence of Mike Green as the Capitals returned to the ice following an off day was curious at best. He took a puck to the chin Saturday night, and with his concussion history, it seemed too much to be a coincidence.

But then coach Bruce Boudreau confirmed Green's off-day wasn't related to the puck he took to the face.

"He's OK. He had a couple bumps and bruises from the last game," Boudreau said. "We just decided with a couple days of practice still available to us, there's no sense rushing him.""