{"id":44603,"date":"2019-04-02T15:54:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T19:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=44603"},"modified":"2019-04-02T15:54:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T19:54:31","slug":"washington-capitals-michal-kempny-tears-hamstring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/04\/02\/washington-capitals-michal-kempny-tears-hamstring\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Capitals Michal Kempny Tears Hamstring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Capitals<\/a> announced defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kempnmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michal Kempny<\/a><\/strong> is out for the remainder of the season with a torn hamstring. Kempny underwent successful\u00a0surgery to repair the tear and is expected to be out of action for four to six months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caps defenseman Michal Kempny underwent a successful surgery to repair a torn left hamstring. Kempny is expected to miss 4-6 months.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitalsPR\/status\/1113154574951571456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Michal Kempny Injured<\/h1>\n<p>Kempny was injured on March 20th in a game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>. The injury occurred\u00a0when Kempny and Tampa forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/paquece01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cedric Paquette<\/a><\/strong> became entangled\u00a0late in the second period. After falling awkwardly, Kempny needed to be helped from the ice.<\/p>\n<p>In 71 games this season, Kempny has six goals and 25 points while averaging 19:11 time on ice. The Capitals acquired Kempny last season from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> last season. Kempny played in all 24 of the Capitals playoff games en route to the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Czech native originally\u00a0signed as an undrafted free agent with Chicago in 2016. In his career, Kempny has appeared in 174 games, scoring 11 goals and 43 points.<\/p>\n<h2>Bad Timing<\/h2>\n<p>Kempny proved to be a great pick up for the Capitals last year. He stabilized\u00a0the Caps blueline and was able to play big minutes for them during their championship run. He carried over his strong play into the 2018-19 season. Kempny has fit nicely into the Capitals top four, so he will be greatly missed going into the playoffs. The Caps has turned to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/djoosch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Djoos<\/a><\/strong> to take over Kempny spot in the lineup. Another player looking to step up will be <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jenseni02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Jensen<\/a><\/strong>. Jensen was acquired from Detroit in February.\u00a0 Another low-cost acquisition near the trade deadline, Jensen will hope to have a similar impact that Kempny did last year. The Capitals also called up defenceman\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/siegejo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonas Siegenthaler<\/a><\/strong> from Hershey as extra depth.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"FkOP7aS_RFN9_2L2JyyICg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1135161957\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'FkOP7aS_RFN9_2L2JyyICg',sig:'CM59_2XkjwaNRwTTD6RB7z2G7QFkFguiqozxx0Xty4Q=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1135161957',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Capitals announced defenceman Michal Kempny is out for the remainder of the season with a torn hamstring. Kempny underwent successful\u00a0surgery to repair the tear and is expected to be out of action for four to six months. Caps defenseman Michal Kempny underwent a successful surgery to repair a torn left hamstring. 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