Gameday Preview – 2/26/2019 – Ottawa Senators v. Washington Capitals

Ottawa Senators (22-35-5 49pts) v. Washington Capitals (35-21-7 77pts)

Time: 7p EST

Station: NBC Sports Washington

Preview:

The Washington Capitals close off the end of February with a tilt at home against the Ottawa Senators, or what’s left of them that is. The Capitals will be looking to win their fourth game in five games, while the Senators will be looking to start anew after a very busy trade deadline.

Ottawa Senators:

Projected Lineup:

Brady Tkachuk — Colin White — Anthony Duclair

Rudolfs Balcers — Chris Tierney — Mikkel Boedker

Zack Smith — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Bobby Ryan

Brian Gibbons — Oscar Lindberg — Magnus Paajarvi

Thomas Chabot — Dylan DeMelo

Mark Borowiecki — Christian Jaros

Ben Harpur — Cody Ceci

Anders Nilsson

Craig Anderson

Scratched: Christian Wolanin

The coach confirms that Anders Nilsson will start in goal tonight against the Capitals. pic.twitter.com/3CVefwpft8

— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) February 26, 2019

Keys to the Game:

1. Just play the game

The expectations for the Senators are very low, and with that they should just play their game and see if they can steal one against the Capitals tonight.

Washington Capitals:

Projected Lineup:

Caps expected lineup:

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie
Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly
Hagelin-Dowd-Boyd

Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Orpik-Jensen

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) February 26, 2019

Braden Holtby is expected to start in goal tonight.

Keys to the Game:

1. Don’t overlook the Senators

The Senators may be at the bottom of the barrel, and traded away a lot of their key players, but thwy are still showing up to play. The Capitals need these two points more than the Senators do, and that is a scary thought.