December 31 vs Red Wings at Littler Caesars ArenaTime: 7:30TV: NBCSWRadio: Caps Radio 24/7, 106.7 FM Detroit Red Wings 15-13-3 Washington Capitals 19-6-7 Caps anticipated lines:Ovechkin
8 - Kuznetsov
92 - Wilson
43Sheary
73 - Backstrom
19 - Leason
49McMichael
24 - Protas
59 - Oshie
77Hagelin
62 - Dowd
26 - Hathaway
21Orlov
9 - Carlson
74 Kempny
6 - van Riemsdyk
57Johansen
22 - Irwin
52Samsonov
30PP1: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Backstrom, Oshie, Carlson
PP2: Ovechkin, Wilson, Eller, Sheary, Orlov
scratched:
Copley
1Leason
49Malenstyn
47covid:
Schultz
2Jensen
3Sprong
10Fehervary
42 Cholowski
38Vanecek
41IR:
Mantha
39Red Wings anticipated lines: Bertuzzi 59 - Larkin 71 - Raymond 23
Fabbri 14 - Namestnikov 92 - Suter 24
Erne 73 - Rasmussen 27 - Zadina 11
Smith 48 - Rowney 37 - Gagner 89
DeKeyser 65 - Seider 53
Osterle 82 - Hronek 17
Staal 18 - Lindstrom 28
Greiss 29
tonight's zebras:Justin St Pierre 12, Conor O'Donnell 41
Scott Cherrey 50, Michel Cormier 76
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-close-out-2021-in-detroit/c-329319394https://novacapsfans.com/2021/12/31/capitals-recall-johansen-re-assign-alexeyev-to-taxi-squad/scoring summary1st period:no goals
2nd period: Suter from Gagner and Namestnikov at 1:43
Kuznetsov(11) from Johansen(1) and Erwin(2) at 15:53
3rd period:Ovechkin(23) from Kuznetsov(22) and Backstrom(3) at 17:10
Ovechkin(24) ENG from Hathaway(4) and Carlson(24) at 19:19
Caps win 3-1