Game 39: 51-24-11-3 (PTS-W-L-OT) Streak - L1
Thursday January 3, 2019 Washington Capitals @ St. Louis Blues
Place: Enterprise Center
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSWA, SN360, SNE, FS-MW
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
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Last Game: Mon December 31 Capitals Lost 6-3 against Predators
Next Game: Fri January 4, 8:00 pm ET Capitals @ Stars
8-Ovechkin | 92-Kuznetsov | 43-Wilson |
13-Vrana | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
65-Burakovsky | 20-Eller | 10-Connolly |
18-Stephenson | 26-Dowd | 23-Jaskin |
6-Kempny | 74-Carlson |
2-Niskanen | 9-Orlov |
44-Orpik | 22-Bowey |
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70-Holtby (starter) |
1-Copley |
-- SCRATCH -- 25-Smith-Pelly |
72-Boyd |
34-Siegenthaler |
-- INJURED RESERVE -- 29-Djoos (Thigh Surgery, many weeks before return) |
-- 1st Powerplay Unit -- 92-Kuznetsov | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit -- 13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 43-Wilson |
Referees: Steve Kozari (#40), Ian Walsh (#29)
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich (#94), Kiel Murchison (#79)
Blues LINEUP Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Robert Thomas
Alexander Steen -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Robby Fabbri -- Tyler Bozak -- Pat Maroon
Ivan Barbashev -- Oskar Sundqvist
Jay Bouwmeester -- Alex Pietrangelo
Joel Edmundson -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Carl Gunnarsson
Jake Allen (starter)
Evan Fitzpatrick
Scratched: Jordan Schmaltz, Zach Sanford
Injured: Vladimir Tarasenko (illness)
1st Period04:00 Blues GOAL Thomas, assists Bortuzzo & Schwartz 1-0 STL
15:34 GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 6-Kempny & 74-Carlson 1-1 TIE
2nd Period03:00 GOAL 10-Connolly, assists 20-Eller & 6-Kempny 2-1 WSH
12:23 Blues PP GOAL Parayko, assists O'Reilly & Perron 2-2 TIE
16:33 Blues GOAL Sundqvist, assists Pietrangelo & Gunnarsson 3-2 STL
3rd Period05:44 Blues GOAL Pietrangelo, assists Perron & Gunnarsson 4-2 STL
11:08 Blues GOAL Bozak, unassisted 5-2 STL
FINAL: 5-2 STLBy Julia Karron (@jkitsjulia) on January 3, 2019
Matt Niskanen and Dmitrij Jaskin return to the lineup against the St. Louis BluesHeadline photo: Elizabeth Kong
After taking a scary hit into the boards and being scratched for five consecutive games, both Matt Niskanen and Dmitrij Jaskin will be back into the lineup against the bottom-feeding St. Louis Blues.
For Jaskin, this is a chance to get revenge against the team who waived him this past fall.
To make room for Jaskin and Niskanen’s returns, Devante Smith-Pelly has been scratched and originally it looked like Brooks Orpik would be in the press box as well.
It was later revealed that Jonas Siegenthaler will be the healthy scratch on defense and Orpik will play on the third pairing with Madison Bowey.
Braden Holtby gets the nod tonight in net, so it’s assumed Pheonix Copley will take on the Dallas Stars tomorrow evening on the second half of the back-to-back.