New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals [Game #47 thread]

The long arm of the Pelech. Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images It’s game one of three over the next six days, with the Capitals in town to kick things off at the Coliseum.

The Capitals arrive without Justin Schultz:

Capitals lines at AM skate:

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson

Mantha-Backstrom-Oshie

Sheary-Eller-Raffl

Hagelin-Dowd-Hathaway

Orlov-Carlson

Dillon-TvR

Chara-Jensen

*No Schultz on the ice (lower body, day to day)

**Looks like Raffl will make his Caps debut

— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) April 22, 2021 The Islanders have Cal Clutterbuck “available” again, which probably means he plays, but who knows? Hopefully he doesn’t boot Michael Dal Colle, who has looked good in his return, earned…