One final stop remains on this five-game west coast swing for the Caps, and that’s a visit to Mullett Arena, the home of the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes are on a four-game winning streak, having knocked off each of the last four Stanley Cup champs…two streaks the Caps are hoping to snap tonight.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals @ Coyotes
- Where: Mullett Arena
- When: 9:00 p.m. ET
- How to watch: Monumental
- How to listen: 106.7 the Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
Interesting developments out of morning skate today, where we learned that Evgeny Kuznetsov – who skated a season-low 15:20 last game and was benched for the final six minutes of the third – would be a healthy scratch. In his absence, Hendrix Lapierre draws back to center and Matthew Phillips returns to the lineup, making the lines look a little something like this (per Vogs):
Ovechkin – Strome – Wilson
Protas – McMichael – Mantha
Milano – Lapierre – Phillips
Malenstyn – Dowd – Aube-Kubel
Fehervary – Carlson
Sandin – van Riemsdyk
Edmundson – Jensen
Kuemper
Lindgren