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Capitals vs. Kings Recap: Caps Wear the Crown After 4-2 Victory

Today was a busy one for the Capitals: they recalled defenseman Martin Fehervary from Hershey, and then had to recall Vitek Vanecek after Ilya Samsonov was injured on an Ovechkin shot during practice this morning. Braden Holtby was always scheduled to start tonight’s game against the Kings, but Samsonov was held out for precautionary reasons and Vanecek dressed to backup to Holtby instead. Additionally, Fehervary slotted into the lineup in place of Jonas Siegenthaler.

Here’s Tuesday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Braden Holtby had quite a bounce-back game, which is incredibly encouraging to see.