Time to shake off Thursday’s shootout loss and focus on the task at hand – namely the back-to-back games this weekend, kicking off with a Saturday night in Smashville to take on the Predators.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals @ Predators
- Where: Bridgestone Arena
- When: 8:00 p.m.
- How to watch: Monumental, NHL Network
- How to listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
Evgeny Kuznetsov appears to be feeling better, at least judging by his participation in yesterday’s optional skate…but since it was an optional skate, we don’t have much more info beyond that so let’s just assume (I know, I know) that tonight’s lineup will look something like this:
Ovechkin – Strome – Wilson
Protas – McMichael – Mantha
Snively – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Malenstyn – Dowd – Aube-Kubel
Fehervary – Carlson
Sandin – van Riemsdyk
Edmundson – Jensen
Kuemper
Lindgren