Now in sole possession of the Metro Division and Eastern Conference titles, the Caps now still have to finish out their season – and get themselves into playoff mode – with four games remaining on their schedule. Two of those games will take place this weekend, against the Columbus Blue Jackets, kicking off with a matinee in Columbus before returning home for the rematch tomorrow evening.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Blue Jackets
- Where: Nationwide Arena
- When: 12:30 p.m.
- How to Watch: ABC, ESPN+
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
Coach Carbery is making a few changes with the back-to-back (and after all of the emotional celebrations of the past week), as Alex Ovechkin comes out of the lineup and Ethen Frank goes in. Jakob Chychrun is still out with illness, and Alex Alexeyev finally gets back in the lineup in his place, with Hunter Shepard getting his first work of the season in net.
Updated lines per Bailey Johnson:
McMichael – Dubois – Wilson
Frank – Strome – Beauvillier
Mangiapane – Eller – Leonard
Duhaime – Dowd – Raddysh
Sandin – Carlson
Fehervary – Roy
Alexeyev – van Riemsdyk
Shepard
Lindgren