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Capitals vs. Lightning Game Thread

Dec 23, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) dives to make a save on Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) as Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak (81) defends in the third period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

It’s getting late, y’all.

The Caps have three games left in the regular season and some ground to make up if they want to keep playing beyond that time…starting tonight when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

First, some admin stuff:

  • Who: Capitals vs. Lightning
  • Where: Amalie Arena
  • When: 5:30 p.m.
  • How to Watch: Monumental
  • How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
  • Know Thy Enemy: Raw Charge

Here’s what the lines and defensive pairings should look like tonight against Tampa:

Ovechkin – Strome – Wilson
Protas – McMichael – Oshie
Pacioretty – Lapierre – Milano
Malenstyn – Dowd – Aube-Kubel

Fehervary – Carlson
van Riemsdyk – Jensen
Alexeyev – Iorio

Lindgren
Kuemper

Time to finish out strong. Let’s freaking goooooo, babes.

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