Tuesday night, the Capitals faced a tough, undefeated Western Conference team in the Vegas Golden Knights and came out on top, riding a three-goals-in-three-minutes outburst to victory. Tonight, they’ll face another tough, undefeated Western Conference team, with the Dallas Stars in town looking to start their campaign 5-0, while the Caps will look to build on the momentum from their first win of the year.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Stars
- Where: Capital One Arena
- When: 7:00 p.m.
- How to Watch: Monumental
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
With the win the other night, expect the lines to stay the same, and going back to Charlie Lindgren in net:
Protas – Strome – Ovechkin
McMichael – Dubois – Wilson
Vrana – Lapierre – Mangiapane
Duhaime – Dowd – Raddysh
Chychrun – Carlson
Fehervary – McIlrath
Sandin – van Riemsdyk
Lindgren
Thompson
On this date in 1974… The Capitals won their very first game in franchise history, downing the visiting Blackhawks 4-3. Game Notes