The Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres met in DC tonight for the first of three games this season. The Caps and Sabres were two of the NHL’s hottest teams in December, with the Caps going 11-2-2 and the Sabres going 8-2-1 in the final month of 2022. The Sabres suffered a New Year’s Day loss against the Senators, but the Capitals were still riding the high of their 9-2 thrashing of the Canadiens on New Year’s Eve.
Here’s how the Capitals lined up tonight:
Capitals lines vs Buffalo:
Ovechkin-Strome-Sheary
Milano-Kuznetsov-Mantha
Johansson-Eller-Oshie
Protas-Dowd-Hathaway
Gustafsson-TvR
Orlov-Jensen
Fehervary-Irwin
Kuemper— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) January 3, 2023See that familiar name on Washington’s third line?