The Caps are north to play the Buffalo Sabres one more time this season. They will see if they can push the winning streak up to 6. Here is the lineup based on the morning skate.
Forwards:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Burakovsky-Kuznetsov-Williams
Chimera-Johansson-Wilson
Sill-Richards-Latta
Defense and Goalies:
Alzner-Niskanen
Schmidt-Orlov
Chorney-Ness
Holtby
Grubauer
Other Notes:
*Mike Richards will make his Caps debut tonight on the 4th line. Richards signed a couple weeks ago and has been practicing with the team. This will give Barry Trotz a chance to see where Richards is when it comes to the shape he is in.
*With Richards in, Brooks Laich will be a healthy scratch. Laich has been nonexistent when it comes to offense this season and looks to have lost a step. Hopefully a game out will get him going as I expect him to be back in Sunday.
*Braden Holtby has been the best goalie in the NHL this year, and will be in tonight. I was thinking with back to back games that maybe Grubauer would get the start tonight with the Rangers in town tomorrow but based on the skate he's in. If there are any changes I will update on that.
*The Caps have been on a roll as we all know, to keep that going the key in my opinion is to score first. The Caps are dominant with a lead this season.
*Overall this is a chance to keep the ball rolling. I know they are playing well but it is important to just keep the good habits up. We will see if they can take down the Sabres and their young star Jack Eichel.
Gametime 7:00 p.m on CSN Plus
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