Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson to debut Sunday

Washington Capitals forwards Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson will make their respective season debuts on Sunday against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets, the team announced.

Backstrom, 35, has been sidelined since undergoing offseason left hip resurfacing surgery on June 17.

Wilson, 28, underwent surgery to reconstruct his left ACL in May. He sustained the injury in Game 1 of the Capitals' first-round playoff series