Washington Capitals (24-11-3 51pts) v. Dallas Stars (21-16-4 46pts)
Time: 8p EST
Station: NBC Sports Washington+ and Fox Sports Southwest+
Preview:
The Washington Capitals come to Dallas to take on the Stars for the second leg of their three game road trip. The Capitals have not been able to play a full 60 minutes lately, and as of the result have been dominated by their opponents, and have given up a total of 11 goals. The Capitals will look to end their two game losing streak and get themselves back on track.
Washington Capitals:
Projected Lineup:
Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie
Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly
Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Dmitrij Jaskin
Michal Kempny — John Carlson
Matt Niskanen — Dmitry Orlov
Brooks Orpik — Madison Bowey
Pheonix Copley
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Devante Smith-Pelly, Travis Boyd, Jonas Siegenthaler
Injured: Christian Djoos (leg)
Keys to the Game:
- Play hard and Dominate
The past two games have seen the Capitals get the lead in the first half of their games only to be dominated in the second half of those games that have seen them give up 5 straight goals and 4 straight goals respectively in those losses. The Capitals need to put in a better overall effort.
Dallas Stars:
Projected Lineup:
Jamie Benn — Tyler Seguin — Alexander Radulov
Mattias Janmark — Devin Shore — Jason Spezza
Blake Comeau — Radek Faksa — Tyler Pitlick
Valeri Nichushkin — Roope Hintz — Denis Gurianov
Esa Lindell — John Klingberg
Miro Heiskanen — Roman Polak
Julius Honka — Taylor Fedun
Ben Bishop
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Brett Ritchie, Connor Carrick
Injured: Stephen Johns (upper body), Marc Methot (lower body), Jason Dickinson (upper body), Martin Hanzal (back)
Keys to the Game:
1. Keep the Fire
The Stars are currently on the hot seat after their team CEO blasted their top two players publicly in the press, and that has fired them up and has helped them move into a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. The Stars will need to keep that fire, and impose their will upon a struggling Capitals team.
