A successful 3-1-1 road trip through Western Canada, Seattle, and Ottawa leads the Capitals back home for the first of two back in DC against some of the League’s best teams to kick off February . First up, a big Saturday night throwdown for first overall in the NHL, with the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets in town in what is truly a heavyweight matchup.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Jets
- Where: Capital One Arena
- When: 7:00 p.m.
- How to Watch: MNMT, NHLN
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
The power play got a bit of a new look at this morning’s pregame skate, so we’ll see if those shake out for the actual game, but look for the lines to stay the same as they were in Ottawa, with the NHL’s second star of the month back between the pipes:
Ovechkin – Strome – Wilson
Protas – Dubois – McMichael
Raddysh – Eller – Frank
Duhaime – Dowd – Mangiapane
Sandin – Carlson
Fehervary – Roy
Chychrun – van Riemsdyk
Thompson
Lindgren
On this date in 1975: The Caps were on the second game of their own swing out west, this time dropping a 5-2 decision to the Canucks in Vancouver. [Game Notes]