Capitals' Matt Niskanen: Ruled out Friday

Niskanen (lower body) will miss Friday's home game against the Oilers, Isabelle Khurshudyan of The Washington Post reports.

Niskanen's injury stems from a knee-on-knee collision with Radko Gudas in Wednesday's game against the Flyers. This ailment really must be bothering the mobile rearguard since he's generally regarded as an Iron Man with only two missed games since the start of the 2013-14 campaign. Look for Nate Schmidt to tag into the lineup with Niskanen unavailable.