These two teams have already clashed once this season, the Caps downing the Stars in DC back in mid-October. Since then, the Caps have continued to soar while the Stars seem to have found their footing and taken their place among the best in the Western Conference. Now the two meet for the second and final regular season matchup, this time in Dallas – a city in which the Caps have had mixed results over the years, going just 5-6-2 in their last 13 (and dropping their last two). The road warrior Caps will look to snag another two points in Big D tonight.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Stars
- Where: American Airlines Center
- When: 8:00 p.m.
- How to Watch: Monumental
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
After sitting out the last 10 games as a healthy scratch, Jakub Vrana draws back in on the third line, spelling Hendrix Lapierre for the evening – with Charlie Lindgren facing off against his longtime buddy in the Dallas net:
McMichael – Strome – Raddysh
Protas – Dubois – Wilson
Vrana – Eller – Mangiapane
Duhaime – Dowd – Miroshnichenko
Fehervary – Carlson
Sandin – Roy
Chychrun – van Riemsdyk
Lindgren
Thompson
On this date in 1974: The Caps had the evening off, a well-deserved rest after snapping an 11-game winless streak with a victory the night before against the Toronto Maple Leafs…just their third win of the season.