The day is here! The Washington Capitals open the 2015-2016 season at home against the New Jersey Devils. After an offseason that saw veteran Justin Williams and Olympic hero T.J Oshie come in to add to what was already a team with a lot of talent. Here is what the lineup will look like based on the morning skate.
Forwards:
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Oshie
Johansson-Burakovsky-Williams
Chimera-Beagle-Wilson
Laich-Latta-Collins
Defense and Goalies:
Orpik-Carlson
Alzner-Niskanen
Orlov-Schmidt
Holtby
Grubauer
Other Notes:
*Braden Holtby will start in net tonight after his best season as a pro last year. The questions will be if he is an elite goalie. I believe people will see soon enough.
*Tom Wilson will be on the third line to start the season. I think it's time for Willy to play up in the lineup. I would like to see his offensive numbers go up.
*Evgeny Kuznetsov will center the top line while Nick Backstrom is out for atleast the first five games. They looked good in the preseason.
*Brooks Orpik will make his season debut tonight after being out the entire preseason after recovering from a wrist surgery. I think he will be fine but I'm sure Trotz will keep an eye on him for his stamina.
*Keith Kinkaid will be in net tonight for the Devils as Cory Schneider played in the Devils opener last night.
*Sean Collins will be another Cap making his debut tonight after his hard work landed him a spot on the opening night roster. Collins will be on the 4th line with Michael Latta and Brooks Laich.
*Dmitry Orlov will play in his first regular season game since April of 2014. He has looked good in the preseason and will be with Nate Schmidt who will be a full time NHLer for the first time this year.
*Overall there is an excitement around this team and I am excited to finally see them play a regular season game. They open with a four game home stand and it is important to accumulate points early in the season.
Gametime 7:00 p.m on CSN
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