March 17 vs Blue Jackets at Nationwide ArenaTime: 7:00TV: NBCSWRadio: Caps Radio 24/7, 106.7 FM Columbus Blue Jackets 31-27-3 Washington Capitals 33-18-10 Caps anticipated lines: Ovechkin 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Sheary 73
Mantha 39 - Backstrom 19 - Oshie 77
Sprong 10 - McMichael 24 - Wilson 43
Jonsson-Fjallby 45 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21
Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Orlov 9 - Jensen 3
van Riemsdyk 57 - Schultz 2
Vanecek 41
scratched:
Samsonov 31 - backup
Vecchione 36
Kempny 6
Irwin 52
covid:
Eller 20
IR:
Snively 91
LTIR:
Hagelin 62
Blues anticipated lines: Nyquist 15 - Roslovic 96 - Laine 29
Domi 16 - Sillinger 34 - Bjorkstrand 28
Voracek 93 - Kuraly 7 - Chinakov 59
Robinson 50 - Danforth 17 - Bemstrom 52
Werenski 8 - Peeke 2
Gavrikov 44 - Bean 22
Carlsson 53 - Kukan 46
Korpisalo 70
tonight’s zebras: Jake Brenk 26, Kendrick Nicholson 30
Scott Cherrey 50, Jonathan Deschamps 80
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-open-trip-in-columbus/c-331915196scoring summary 1st period: Mantha(5) from Oshie(5) at 4:29
Mantha(6) unassisted at 12:20
2nd period: Fehervary(5) from Sprong(6) and Carlson(40) at 1:20
Bjorkstrand PPG from Voracek and Domi at 6:57
Ovechkin(38) PPG from Sheary(16) and Wilson(23) at 10:44
3rd period: Laine from Werenski and Peeke at 1:47
McMichael(8 unassisted at 4:15
Sheary(16) ENG from van Riemsdyk(13) and Backstrom(16) at 7:18
Kuznetsov(20) PPG from Backstrom(17) and Ovechkin(36) at 9:03
Caps win 7-2