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Capitals vs. Maple Leafs Game Thread 11/13

Right this way to your Caps-Leafs open thread…

Mar 20, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) battles for the puck with Toronto Maple Leafs center David Kampf (64) during the third period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports

The Caps are coming off an 8-1 shellacking of the Blues over the weekend – and several days of rest – and now face a tough Maple Leafs squad looking to bounceback from a shutout loss at the hands of their cross-Ontario rivals last night. The good guys will, hopefully, avoid what happened to them the last time they were rested and faced a team on the second night of back-to-backs…

First, some admin stuff:

  • Who: Capitals vs. Maple Leafs
  • Where: Capital One Arena
  • When: 7:30 p.m.
  • How to Watch: Monumental
  • How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7

Expect the lineup to remain mostly the same – for now – as newly reacquired Capital Lars Eller will not arrive in town in time to face the Leafs. The one change? A switch in the usual goalie rotation, with Logan Thompson earning his second-straight start:

Ovechkin – Strome – Protas
McMichael – Dubois – Wilson
Mangiapane – Lapierre – Vrana
Duhaime – Dowd – Raddysh

Chychrun – Carlson
Sandin – Roy
Fehervary – van Riemsdyk

Thompson
Lindgren

On this date in 1974: The Caps, having just snapped a 10-game losing streak with…well, a tie…against the Atlanta Flames kicked off a new losing streak against those same Flames in Atlanta. [Game Notes]

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