The briefest of road trips awaits, as the Caps pop down to Raleigh for an early-evening meeting with the Carolina Hurricanes. They’ll look to carry some momentum from yesterday’s win into this tough Metro matchup against a Canes team that’s been waiting for them since Thursday.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals @ Hurricanes
- Where: Lenovo Arena
- When: 5:00 p.m.
- How to Watch: Monumental
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
With the back-to-back games, expect a few small changes – so either Sonny Milano or Michael Sgarbossa (or both?) to draw back in, and Charlie Lindgren to hop between the pipes:
Protas – Strome – Ovechkin
McMichael – Dubois – Wilson
Vrana – Sgarbossa – Mangiapane
Duhaime – Dowd – Raddysh
Fehervary – Carlson
Sandin – McIlrath
Alexeyev – van Riemsdyk
Lindgren
Thompson
On this date in 1974… the Capitals faced their fellow 1974 expansion pals in the Kansas City Scouts – and promptly lost, blowing a 4-2 lead to give the Scouts their first win on the season, 5-4. Game Notes
Fun fact: while the Caps get most of the attention from that first year for their absolutely horrific record, Kansas City didn’t fare much better, finishing with a record of 15-54-11 and going 0-8-1 before finally toppling the mighty Caps 50 years ago today.