Japers' Rink · Feb 11, 2022
Capitals @ Canadiens Recap: Caps Eke Out 5-2 Win Over Habs
Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Washington Capitals are visiting the Montreal Canadiens in Quebec for the first time in over two years, and they will have to do it without Alex Ovechkin. Due to his positive COVID test right before the All-Star break, Ovechkin could not cross the Canadian border even though he played in Washington’s game on Tuesday. With that in mind, the Capitals’ lines looked like this:
Mea culpa! Once more with feeling:
91-Snively, 92-Kuznetsov, 43-Wilson
73-Sheary, 19-Backstrom, 10-Sprong
24-McMichael, 20-Eller, 49-Leason
62-Hagelin, 26-Dowd, 21-Hathaway
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 3-Jensen
57-van Riemsdyk, 2-Schultz
Samsonov vs. Primeau #ALLCAPS