Game 41: 52-24-12-4 (PTS-W-L-OT) Streak - OT1
Sunday January 6, 2019 Washington Capitals @ Detroit Red Wings
Place: Little Ceasars Arena
Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSWA, NHLN-US, FS-D
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
NHL.COM for Live Box Score
Last Game: Fri January 4 Capitals Lost 2-1 in OT against Stars
Next Game: Tue January 8, 7:30 pm ET Flyers @ Capitals
 8-Ovechkin | 92-Kuznetsov | 43-Wilson |
| 13-Vrana | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
| 65-Burakovsky | 20-Eller | 10-Connolly |
| 18-Stephenson | 72-Boyd | 25-Smith-Pelly |
| 6-Kempny | 74-Carlson |
| 2-Niskanen | 9-Orlov |
| 44-Orpik | 34-Siegenthaler |
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| 70-Holtby (starter) |
| 1-Copley |
-- SCRATCH -- | 23-Jaskin |
| 26-Dowd |
| 22-Bowey |
-- 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: Kevin Pollock (#33), Frédérick L’Écuyer (#17)
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik (#71), Ryan Galloway (#82)
Red Wings LINEUP Tyler Bertuzzi — Dylan Larkin — Gustav Nyquist
Thomas Vanek — Frans Nielsen — Anthony Mantha
Darren Helm — Luke Glendening — Andreas Athanasiou
Christoffer Ehn — Jacob de la Rose — Justin Abdelkader
Niklas Kronwall — Nick Jensen
Jonathan Ericsson — Filip Hronek
Dennis Cholowski — Luke Witowski
Jimmy Howard (starter)
Jonathan Bernier
Scratches: Martin Frk, Michael Rasmussen, Tyler Bertuzzi, Mike Green, Trevor Daley
1st Period06:57 GOAL 43-Wilson, assist 92-Kuznetsov 1-0 WSH
14:08 Red Wings GOAL Mantha, unassisted 1-1 TIE
2nd Period06:48 Red Wings Goal Hronek, assists larkin & Nyquist 2-1 DET
3rd Period06:19 GOAL 72-Boyd, assists 8-Ovechkin & 10-Connolly 2-2 TIE
16:08 GOAL 6-Kempny, assists 2-Niskanen & 92-Kuznetsov 3-2 WSH
FINAL: 3-2 WSH
By Peter Hassett (@peterhassett) on January 6, 2019
Caps at Red Wings pregame: Slump ends now
Headline photo: Patrick McDermott
After a dominant December, the Washington Capitals have lost three games in a row. That stinks, but it’s not all doom and gloom. This afternoon the Caps will meet the Detroit Red Wings, third from last in the eastern conference. If the Caps can right the ship, it’ll happen today.
Puck drop is at 5 PM. The game’s on NBCSWA, but enterprising folks can stream the action using cutting-edge, space-age technology. Recap services will be furnished by our own brilliant Julia. Let’s get a W.
Projected Lines
The Caps did some line switching last game and traveled yesterday. I don’t know what the lines will be, aside from Holtby in net, so in lieu of that I now offer you this photo of a baby Tamarin and its mom. (NOTE from AJ: Reirden said players will no longer be rotated for the sake of rotation. He said if they deserve to be in the lineup they will stay in the lineup. Todays lineup remains as last game except Holtby in net.)
Storylines
