The Caps return home after going 3-1-1 on their 5 game road trip, and are coming home with a 3 game winning streak. Everyone will be watching to see if Alex Ovechkin will score his 500th career goal at home. It's a busy day in DC sports as the Redskins are playing a playoff game, and the best team in the NHL is home too. Here is what I think the lineup will look like with it being back to back.
Forwards:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Burakovsky-Kuznetsov-Williams
Chimera-Sill-Wilson
Laich-Latta-Galiev
Defense and Goalies:
Alzner-Niskanen
Schmidt-Orlov
Chorney-Ness
Grubauer
Holtby
Other Notes:
*I am assuming that Philipp Grubauer will be in tonight so that Holtby can have a few days of rest before they play on Thursday.
*Zach Sill's suspension is over so I expect him to come back into the lineup. Paul Carey played well yesterday but the Caps need a center in.
*I don't expect John Carlson to be back tonight, but from what I'm sensing he could be back this week at some point.
*Mike Richards is with the team but he has to practice and may even have to go to Hershey to play a couple games before he gets into a NHL game.
*The Caps top two lines have been really good all season despite losing a couple of guys, but I have happy with the guys who have stepped in. That is a great testament to the way the franchise is run now. They have been able to plug in guys and not miss a beat.
*The biggest thing to watch tonight is Alex Ovechkin, as he goes for 500 tonight. It would be a very special moment for a guy that has given us so many great moments the last 10 years. We will see if he can do it tonight, a night after he took down the Rangers in what was one of his best games of the season.
*Overall this is a chance to continue building a new winning streak and increase what is a big lead in the Metropolitan Division. We will see if they can keep it going tonight.
Gametime 7:00 p.m on CSN
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