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Capitals' Johansson not skating following Letang hit

Marc DesRosiers / USA TODAY Sports

Marcus Johansson may not have escaped injury after all.

The Washington Capitals forward will not skate Tuesday due to an upper-body injury and will be re-evaluated Wednesday, the team has announced.

The update comes the morning after Johansson was helped off the ice after a late hit from Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3.

Johansson returned in the second period and was able to record six shots and dole out nine hits in 18 minutes of ice time.

The nature of head injuries, however, means symptoms can show up later.

Letang will have a hearing Tuesday for the hit.

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