The Caps are in St. Louis to take on a tough Blues squad. There is no morning skate so I will do my best with the projected lineup. Tom Wilson and Liam O'Brien are both gametime decisions.
Forwards:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Johansson-Burakovsky-Brouwer
Chimera-Fehr-Ward
Latta-Kuznetsov-Beagle
Defense and Goalies:
Orpik-Carlson
Alzner-Niskanen
Schmidt-Green
Peters
Holtby
What to Watch:
*Justin Peters is expected to start tonight, the Blues will counter with Brian Elliot.
*Tom Wilson may return to the lineup, if he does he could either be on the top line or the 4th. If he is on the 4th I expect Jay Beagle to play with OV and Backstrom.
*Chris Brown was called up last minute to play in last night's game as Liam O'Brien has a lower body injury that is bothering him.
*After giving away last night's game the Caps will enter a tough environment tonight. Like the Chicago game this can be a confidence boost if they are able to win tonight.
*The Caps could not beat the Devil's defense last night, hopefully tonight they are able to get on the board.
*The Powerplay can play a major role tonight, the Caps were 0-4 against a penalty kill that was considered below average last night. They need to score on the chances they get. Playing in St. Louis don't expect many calls.
*Hershey lost in Syracuse 5-1 last night with Kris Newbury scoring the only goal.
*Gametime 8 p.m on CSN Plus
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