Capitals announce Martin Fehervary underwent knee surgery and will be out for remainder of playoffs
The Washington Capitals will be without Martin Fehervary for the remainder of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Fehervary underwent surgery to repair the meniscus in his right knee on Monday. The Caps announced the news ahead of their practice on Tuesday morning.
“Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary sustained an injury to his right knee during the April 15 game against the New York Islanders,” the team tweeted. “Fehervary underwent a successful surgical procedure yesterday to repair the meniscus and will miss the rest of the playoffs.”
Fehervary played in 81 straight games during the regular season until his knee injury forced him to miss the final game of the year against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He posted career highs in points (25) and assists (20), skating 19:00 of ice time per game.
The 25-year-old Slovakian defender appeared to suffer the injury during the first period of the game against the Islanders. He departed the game but returned in the second period and finished out the rest of regulation.
Alex Alexeyev replaced Fehervary in the lineup in Pittsburgh and played in Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night. Alexeyev had his own injury scare, getting high-sticked in the mouth by Canadiens forward Jake Evans.
The Capitals also have veteran defensemen Dylan McIlrath and Ethan Bear in reserve. Bear was recalled from the AHL’s Hershey Bears shortly after Fehervary suffered his injury.
Capitals Lose Key Defenseman For Playoffs
Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary will miss the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after undergoing surgery to repair his meniscus in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday morning. Fehervary suffered the injury in the Capitals' penultimate regular-season game on April 15.
The Slovakian blue-liner did not appear in Game 1 of the Capitals' first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens, which they won 3-2 in overtime.
Fehervary, 25, just had the most productive regular season of his career with 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in 81 games. He averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game, fifth-most among Washington defensemen. He also played a key role on the penalty kill.
A second-round pick by the Capitals in the 2018 NHL Draft, Fehervary has 75 points (22 goals, 53 assists) in 229 regular-season games, as well as three points (two goals, one assist) in 12 playoff games.
With Fehervary unavailable on Monday, the Capitals placed Alexandar Alexeyev on the third pairing alongside Trevor van Riemsdyk. Alexeyev, who appeared in eight games during the regular season, logged three blocked shots, two hits and a shot on goal in 14:02 of ice time in the overtime victory.
The Capitals are also awaiting the return of key forward Aliaksei Protas, who burst onto the scene with 66 points (30 goals, 36 assists) and a plus-40 rating in 76 games this season but hasn't played since April 4.
Game 2 between Washington and Montreal is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena.
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