Washington Capitals (23-10-3 49pts) v. Ottawa Senators (15-19-4 34pts)
Time: 7p EST
Station: NBC Sports Washington+, City, and SportsNet 360
Preview:
The Washington Capitals head up to the Canadian capital to take on the Ottawa Senators in another Hockey Night in Canada match up. Last time these two teams faced off was last Saturday when the Capitals blanked the Senators 4-0.
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— Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) December 29, 2018
Washington Capitals:
Projected Lineup:
Caps lines:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly
Stephenson-Dowd-DSPJaskin and Boyd are extras.
Niskanen was on the ice, but he isn’t anymore.
Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Bowey
Siegenthaler-Lewington— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 29, 2018
Now it’s Pheonix Copley in the starter’s net with defensemen taking point shots on him. Means he’ll start tonight. He had his first shutout here last week. https://t.co/RVVXzH7ui4
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 29, 2018
Capitals Notes:
Defenseman Matt Niskanen is on the ice at Canadian Tire Centre. Morning skate is starting soon, and he’s taking a twirl. Not sure if that means he’ll play tonight, but obviously a very, very good sign. That crash into the boards was scary, and he seems to be OK.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 29, 2018
Keys to the Game:
1. Don’t overlook the Senators
While the Capitals did defeat the Senators last weekend, and the Senators are coming off of a 6-3 loss last night against the New York Islanders, the Senators are going to want to get the win at home for their fans.
2. Play disciplined
The Capitals need to play a much more disciplined game and stay out of the penalty box and draw more penalties against the Senators.
Ottawa Senators:
Projected Lineup:
Brady Tkachuk — Colin White — Mark Stone
Zack Smith — Matt Duchene — Ryan Dzingel
Mikkel Boedker — Chris Tierney — Bobby Ryan
Nick Paul — Magnus Paajarvi
Thomas Chabot — Dylan DeMelo
Ben Harpur — Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki — Christian Jaros
Maxime Lajoie
Mike McKenna
Marcus Hogberg
Scratched: Tom Pyatt
Injured: Craig Anderson (concussion), Justin Falk (upper body), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles), Thomas Chabot (upper body)
*Either Stefan Elliott and Christian Wolanin are expected in the lineup with the injury to Chabot occurring last night.
The #Sens will not morning skate on Saturday but select players and coach Boucher will be available to the media starting at approximately 12:15 p.m.
Doors for media will open at 11 a.m. in advance of the Capitals skate.
— Sens Communications (@Media_Sens) December 29, 2018
Keys to the Game:
1. Get a good start
The Senators need to get a good start to the game and not focus on the past. If they can get a good start and gain and maintain the momentum they can win this game.
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