The homestand continues, as the Caps play host to the Metro-rival Blue Jackets.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
- Where: Capital One Arena
- When: 7:30 p.m. ET
- How to watch: Monumental
- How to listen: 106.7 the Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
The Caps will likely have three of their previously injured players back in the lineup tonight, with Anthony Mantha and Trevor van Riemsdyk coming off the IR and Joel Edmundson being activated off the LTIR to make his Capitals’ debut. Evgeny Kuznetsov is out sick, so expect the lineup to look something like this:
Ovechkin-Strome-Wilson
Protas-McMichael-Oshie
Milano-Lapierre-Mantha
Malenstyn-Dowd-Aube-Kubel
Johansen-Carlson
Sandin-Jensen
Edmundson-van Riemsdyk
Lindgren