Vancouver Canucks (24-23-6 54pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-18-6 62pts)
Time: 7p EST
Station: NBC Sports Washington and SportsNet One
Preview:
The Washington Capitals play host to former teammate Jay Beagle as the Vancouver Canucks come to town as they play their second game of their back to back. The Capitals will be looking to bounce back from their lackluster performance on Super Sunday against the Boston Bruins where they played flat throughout the game.
Vancouver Canucks:
Projected Lineup:
Tim Schaller — Bo Horvat — Josh Leivo
Nikolay Goldobin — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser
Antoine Roussel — Brandon Sutter — Jake Virtanen
Loui Eriksson — Jay Beagle — Tyler Motte
Alex Biega — Christopher Tanev
Ben Hutton — Troy Stecher
Derrick Pouliot — Erik Gudbranson
Jacob Markstrom
Michael DiPietro
Scratched: Markus Granlund
Injured: Sven Baertschi (illness), Alexander Edler (Head), Thatcher Demko (lower body)
Keys to the Game:
1. Fresh legs
The Canucks will be playing their second game in two nights, and will need to keep their legs fresh in this one after the hard fought effort in their loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last night.
Washington Capitals:
Projected Lineup:
Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson
Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly
Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly
Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson
Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler
Braden Holtby
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey
Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)
Keys to the Game:
1. Get a good start
The Capitals came out flatter than a pancake against the Boston Bruins the other day, and will need to come out with some urgency to start the game. If the Capitals can get a few strong shifts to start this game it can work as the motivator to a better game from the Capitals.