The Caps will look to bounce back tonight as they once again take on the Tampa Bay Lightning this time at the Verizon Center. The Caps played a solid game though they lost in overtime on Thursday. If the Caps can beat the Lightning for a second time in a week it will be a very productive week for the Caps. Here's the lines at the morning skate.
Forwards:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Johansson-Kuznetsov-Brouwer
Laich-Fehr-Ward
Latta-Burakovsky-Beagle
Defense and Goalies:
Orpik-Carlson
Alzner-Niskanen
Schmidt-Green
Holtby
Peters
What to Watch:
*Jason Chimera will be a healthy scratch after his penalty that everyone including Barry Trotz was unacceptable. So, that means that Andre Burakvosky will be back in the lineup tonight after being a scratch the last few games.
*The Caps had a strong game on Tuesday in Tampa because the top line played well and made a difference right away. Alex Ovechkin scored 40 seconds into the game, it's important that the top line get going again tonight.
*Braden Holtby once again will start in net tonight, I expect that Ben Bishop will start for Tampa.
*Evgeny Kuznetsov is on a 3 game point streak with 1 goal and 2 assists in that period. That came when Andre Burakovsky was a healthy scratch.
*Burakovksy will return but will center the 4th line with Michael Latta and Jay Beagle. Beagle, who blocked a shot in overtime Thursday was not injured enough to keep him out tonight.
*Mike Green had a solid return to the lineup on Thursday. I would expect his ice time to slowly go up, I like how Carlson, Niskanen, and Green have been playing on the point on the powerplays.
*The Hershey Bears opened their weekend with a 4-1 loss in Syracuse. Stan Galiev who has been on fire scored yet again, however the Bears gave up 4 goals in a row. They host the Binghamton Senators tonight.
*Caps game time 7 p.m on CSN
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