The Caps bring their nine-game road winning streak – and Tom Wilson’s busted-up face – to Columbus to face the scrappy Blue Jackets tonight, their first game since Saturday’s big comeback win in Montreal. They’ll be looking to keep things rolling and hold off the Devils atop the Metropolitan Division against these Metro division rivals.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Blue Jackets
- Where: Nationwide Arena
- When: 7:00 p.m.
- How to Watch: Monumental
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
Here’s what the lines and D pairs looked like at yesterday’s practice, and expect to see Charlie Lindgren back in net:
McMichael – Strome – Raddysh
Protas – Dubois – Wilson
Lapierre – Eller – Mangiapane
Duhaime – Dowd – Miroshnichenko
Fehervary – Carlson
Sandin – Roy
Chychrun – van Riemsdyk
Lindgren
Thompson
On this date in 1974: The Caps and Rangers slugged it out to a 6-6 tie, with the Caps twice erasing multi-goal leads by the Blueshirts. [Game Notes]