Comments / New

Capitals @ Hurricanes Game Thread 11/3

Apr 5, 2024; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) takes a face off against Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) during the first period at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports

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.

Talking Points