March 18 vs Flames at Scotiabank SaddledomeTime: 8:30TV: Monumental SportsRadio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7Washington Capitals 32-25-9PP% 19.1(21st) PK% 79.1(17th) Faceoff% 46.3(30th)Calgary Flames 32-29-5PP% 14.8(30th) PK% 84.1(4th) Faceoff% 49.5(19th)Caps anticipated lines:Ovechkin(C)
8 - McMichael
24 - Oshie(A)
77Miroshnichenko
63 - Strome
17 - Wilson
43Pacioretty
67 - Lapierre
29 - Milano
15Malenstyn
47 - Dowd
26 - Protas
21Fehervary
42 - Carlson(A)
74Sandin
38 - Jensen
3Alexeyev
27 - van Riemsdyk
57Lindgren
79 PP1: Ovechkin, Oshie, Strome, Lapierre, Carlson
PP2: Ovechkin, Pacioretty, Wilson, McMichael, Sandin
scratched:
Kuemper
35 - back up
Sgarbossa
23Aubé-Kubel
96Bear
25LTIR:
Backstrom
19 - hip - season
Flames anticipated lines:Huberdeau 10 - Kadri 91 - Pospisil 76
Mangiapane 88 - Backlund 11 - Coleman 20
Hunt 15 - Sharongovich 17 - Kuzmenko 96
Greer 18 - Rooney 21 - Coronato 27
Kylington 58 - Anderson 4
Weegar 52 - Miromanov 62
Hanley 44 - Pachal 94
Wolf 32
Vladar 80 - back up
tonight’s zebras:Jake Brenk 26, Kendrick Nicholson 30
Travis Toomey 90, Bryan Pancich 94
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-finish-trip-vs-flamesscoring summary1st period:Strome(23) from Sandin(18) and Jensen(9) at 14:59
2nd period:Ovechkin(20) PPG from Pacioretty(14) and Wilson(14) at 5:58
Ovechkin(21) PPG from Carlson(35) and Strome(30) at 9:16
Rooney from Pachal and Coronato at 10:41
Lapierre[8] from Milano(7) at 14:22
3rd period:Weegar from Backlund at 7:13
Wilson(17) ENG from Malenstyn(13) and Carlson(36) at 17:31
Caps win 5-2