Columbus Blue Jackets (25-15-3 53pts) v. Washington Capitals (27-12-4 58pts)
Time: 7p EST
Station: NBC Sports Washington, Fox Sports Ohio, and ESPN+
Preview:
The Washington Capitals head home for a Saturday night matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets as they look to extend their winning streak to four games.
Columbus Blue Jackets:
Projected Lineup:
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Artemi Panarin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno — Boone Jenner — Josh Anderson
Oliver Bjorkstrand — Alexander Wennberg — Anthony Duclair
Eric Robinson — Lukas Sedlak — Riley Nash
Zach Werenski — Seth Jones
Ryan Murray — Markus Nutivaara
Scott Harrington — David Savard
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Dean Kukan
Injured: Brandon Dubinsky (hamstring), Markus Hannikainen (elbow)
Keys to the Game:
1. Work past the distraction
Today will mark the first game back for goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky after his incident in Tampa Bay, and subsequent one game suspension. The Blue Jackets had a team meeting yesterday which allowed Bobrovsky back into the lineup.
Washington Capitals:
Projected Lineup:
Keys to the Game:
1. Strong compete level all game
The Capitals have not been strong in the faceoff circle this season, and they will need to raise their compete level to accomodate their inefficiency in faceoff circle.
