The Washington Capitals are looking to bounce back this afternoon after tough losses to Calgary and St. Louis this week. They scored just three goals in those two games, a far cry from the 15 goals in two games they had last weekend. Hopefully, they can get back on track when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning today.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Lightning
- Where: Capital One Arena
- When: 12:30 p.m.
- How to Watch: Monumental
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
Coach Carbery had to shift lines around on Thursday when Tom Wilson was out with illness. Wilson is set to return today, so chances are the lines will revert to the usual:
Ovechkin – Strome – Protas
McMichael – Dubois – Wilson
Mangiapane – Eller – Frank
Duhaime – Dowd – Raddysh
Sandin – Carlson
Fehervary – Roy
Chychrun – van Riemsdyk
Thompson/Lindgren
On this date in 1975: The Caps took a trip up to Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, where it looked like they were going to get a 4-3 win…until the Leafs tied it with 1:25 to go in the third and then scored the game winner with just 7 seconds left to win 5-4. [Game Notes]