The Caps get ready to wrap up their brief homestand (and head out on a briefer road trip), kicking off a weekend back-to-back set against the visiting Blue Jackets. Against all odds, the Jackets have started the season moderately well, hanging around in the Wild Card race at just over .500 – so the Caps will have their work cut out for them against their Metro Division foes, and will need to not look past them to tomorrow’s matchup with the ‘Canes…
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Blue Jackets
- Where: Capital One Arena
- When: 5:00 p.m.
- How to Watch: Monumental
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
The team called up Vincent Iorio and placed Jakub Chychrun on IR earlier today, but expect that to be mostly precautionary before the team hits the road for tomorrow (neither Chychrun nor Matt Roy, also on IR, were likely to play this weekend) – and Alex Alexeyev will probably remain in. And in the goalie see-saw, Logan Thompson? You’re up.
Protas – Strome – Ovechkin
McMichael – Dubois – Wilson
Vrana – Sgarbossa – Mangiapane
Duhaime – Dowd – Raddysh
Fehervary – Carlson
Sandin – McIlrath
Alexeyev – van Riemsdyk
Thompson
Lindgren
On this date in 1974… the Capitals were off, getting a break from a six-game losing streak.