Time: 10p EST
Station: NBC Sports Washington +
Preview:
Tonight the Washington Capitals begin their Western Canada road trip with a battle in Vancouver where this team is currently one of the pleasant surprises early on this season. However, the Canucks will be without rookie sensation Elias Petterson who is still out with a concussion and is still going through protocol.
Washington Capitals:
Projected Lineup:
Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Brett Connolly
Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie
Chandler Stephenson – Lars Eller – Andre Burakovsky
Dmitrij Jaskin – Nic Dowd – Devante Smith-Pelly
Michal Kempny – John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov – Matt Niskanen
Christian Djoos – Brooks Orpik
Braden Holtby
Pheonix Copley
Keys to the Game:
1. Start strong and remain consistent
The Capitals are going to need a strong start to this road trip and a win tonight will help with that. So far the Capitals have put out one true 60 minute game and that was their home opener against Boston.
2. Keep your feet moving
The Capitals are going up against a much younfer and faster Canucks team, which means the Capitals will need to keep their feet moving, and put the pressure on the Canucks.
Vancouver Canucks:
Projected Lineup:
Nikolay Goldobin – Bo Horvat – Brock Boeser
Sven Baertschi – Adam Gaudette – Jake Virtanen
Antoine Roussel – Brandon Sutter – Loui Eriksson
Tim Schaller – Markus Granlund – Tyler Motte
Alexander Edler – Chris Tanev
Ben Hutton – Erik Gudbranson
Derrick Pouliot – Troy Stetcher
Anders Nilsson
Jacob Markstrom
Keys to the Game:
1. Utilize their speed
As mentioned in my second key for the Capitals, these Canicks are younger and faster, and they can utilize their speed to pressure the Capitals defense into making mistakes.
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