Mitchell Scratched By Rangers Tuesday: John Mitchell was a healthy scratch for Tuesday's game against New Jersey, ESPN's Katie Strang reports. (Updated 03/06/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
John Mitchell has only 13 points on the year, but his plus-14 rating makes this a bit surprising. John Scott took his place Tuesday. (Updated 03/06/2012).
05/09/2012 22:19 Capitals bounce back, force Game 7
Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves, and the Washington Capitals recovered from a potentially devastating loss by beating the top-seeded New York Rangers 2-1 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal.
Mitchell will sport a Rangers sweater this season after signing a one-year deal with the club in the summer. Between a knee injury and time spent with AHL Toronto and AHL Hartford/CT, Mitchell found his way into just 23 games in 2010-11. If he's up with the big club this campaign, it will almost assuredly be in a limited checking role. (Updated 10/4/11)
