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Washington Capitals: 40-10-4
LA Kings 33-19-9
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The Washington Capitals welcomes the LA Kings to Verizon Center tonight.
Caps Forward Lines
Ovechkin (8) Backstrom (19) Oshie (77)
Burakovsky (65) Kuznetsov (92) Williams (14)
Chimera (25) Johansson (90) Wilson (43)
Laich (21) Richards (10) Latta (46)
Defensemen Parings
Alzner (28) Niskanen (2)
Schmidt (88) Carlson (74)
Orlov (9) Orpik (44)
Goalies
Braden Holtby (70) Philipp Grubauer** (31)
** Expected in the net tonight.
Injury List
Still: Jay Beagle.
Reachable Milestones:
Nicky Backstrom one goal away from a new Caps franchise milestone: (162) for 12th place.
LA Kings
Forwards
Lucic (17) Kopitar (11) Brown (23)
King (74) Carter (77) Toffoli (73)
Pearson (70) Lecavalier (44) Lewis (22)
Clifford (13) Shane (21) Nolan (71)
Defensive Pairings
McNabb (3) Doughty (8)
Muzzine (6) Martinez (27)
Gravel (53 ) Schenn (52)
Goalies
Enroth (1) Quick** (32)
** Expected in the net.
Injury List
Marian Gaborik
