Capitals have pre-Thanksgiving battle with the Blackhawks
Game 21- Chicago (8-8-5) at Washington (10-7-3)
TV: 7pm NBC Sports Washington
Last game: Washington won in Montreal 5-4 in overtime
Goal scorers: Ovechkin (2), Backstrom, Connolly, Eller (OT)
Goalie: Braden Holtby-22 saves
Neither Capitals forward TJ Oshie nor Evgeny Kuznetsov skated this morning at the pregame skate. They were expected to be out tonight anyway, but just not a good sign for their injury status going forward. The Capitals are also down Brooks Orpik for the next four to six weeks after a knee scope. The depth of the Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears organization is truly being tested at this time.
Tonight’s lines for the Capitals are as follows:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Vrana-Eller-Connolly
Burakovsky-Boyd-DSP
Jaskin-Dowd-Stephenson
Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Djoos-Bowey
Braden Holtby is back between the pipes for the red, white and blue heading into the Thanksgiving holiday.
