The Capitals were looking to rebound from Sunday’s shootout loss to the Penguins, and Coach Laviolette debuted some new lines in Tuesday’s morning skate. Daniel Sprong remained in the lineup but swapped places with T.J. Oshie, moving from the third line to the second. Defensive pairings, however, stayed the same. Vitek Vanecek got the start in net opposite Casey DeSmith, the winning goalie in Sunday’s game. Fun fact: after tonight, Vanecek and DeSmith have now faced off in the ECHL, AHL, and NHL, and Vanecek actually played opposite DeSmith in the latter’s ECHL/pro hockey debut in 2015.
Capitals @ Penguins Recap: Penguins Beat Capitals in 5-4 OT Win
