The Washington Capitals have recently concluded a four-game road trip with stops in Minnesota, Winnipeg, Colorado, and Montreal. FiCP takes a look at what was a roller-coaster type week. Continue reading “Caps Road Trip Roundup: Injuries, Controversy, and Intense Games”
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Caps Begin Four-Game Road Trip with 5-2 Win Over Wild in Tom Wilson’s Return
The Washington Capitals began their four-game road trip on the right note with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. Tom Wilson scored and was penalized on the same play in his return to action. Andre Burakovsky, T.J. Oshie, and Dmitry Orlov (twice) also lit the lamp. Continue reading “Caps Begin Four-Game Road Trip with 5-2 Win Over Wild in Tom Wilson’s Return”
The Pregame: Tom Wilson is Back!
After some big news hit this morning all eyes were on today’s morning skate in Minnesota to see whether Tom Wilson was a part of the line rushes and if so, which line he’ll be on. We got your answer and a whole lot more to get you ready for tonight’s tilt against the Minnesota Wild which kicks off a four-game road trip. Continue reading “The Pregame: Tom Wilson is Back!”
It’s a Wild Night: Caps on MN: Line Projections
It’s another LATE 8pm puck drop tonight. Watch on CSN+ and listen 106.7
This is the Washington Capitals fourth game in seven days (thanks for the reminder Isabelle). They held an optional skate so we don’t know yet if there are any real changes to the lines. However, Mike Richards is iffy which could be Stan the Man is in. We will let you know as soon as we know.
The Wild have a lot to worry about tonight. As Dubnyk said earlier today, “You can’t worry about one guy. They’ve got a lot of guys who can put the puck in the net.” (MN Wild)
Kuzy leading the Caps with 54 pionts (15-39-54)—WE PREDICT A GOAL tonight!
Caps Forward Lines
Ovechkin (8) Backstrom (19) Oshie (77)
Burakovsky (65) Kuznetsov (92) Williams (14)
Chimera (25) Johansson (90) Wilson (43)
Laich (21) GAME TIME* Latta (46)
Defensemen Parings
Alzner (28) Niskanen (2)
Schmidt (88) Carlson (74)
Orlov (9) Chorney (4)
Goalies
Braden Holtby (70)** Philipp Grubauer (31)
** Expected in the net tonight.
*We Shall See who is in tonight Stan Galiev or Mike Richards
Injury List
Still: Brooks Orpik and Jay Beagle.
Reachable Milestones:
Nicky Backstrom one goal away from a new Caps franchise milestone: (162) for 12th place.
The Wild-side
From our report this morning:
Wild watchers are asking what is going on with their goaltending. Others suggest that the Wild are on a shooting slump.
Mikko Koivu leads the team in points (36) and has only two points in the last five games.
Zach Parise leads in goals (17) but hasn’t scored in his last six games.
Ryan Suter leads in team assists (27) and hasn’t scored since January 12—ten games since he had a goal and only four assists in the same time frame.
Forwards
Parise (11) Koivu (9) Coyle (3)
Niederreiter (22) Granlund (64) Pominville (29)
Vanek (26) Haula (56) Zucker (16)
Carter (18) Stoll (19) Fontaine (14)
Defensive Pairings
Suter (20) Folin (5)
Scandella (6) Dumba (24)
Prosser (39) Reilly (4)
Goalies
Dubnyk (40)** Kuemper (35)
** Expected in the net.
Injury List
Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon