Caps vs.Canes: 1/13/2020
As the Washington Capitals (30-11-5) come off of a tough loss to the New Jersey Devils, their sights are focused on a Carolina team (27-16-2) who is having their first away game in more then two weeks. In our previous meetings this year Carolina has bettered us 2-1-0, so a win tonight will put us even in regular season meetings. Scheduled puck drop is at 7pm. The Caps are on a 2 game losing streak and having lost 4 of our last 7, tonights game is important!
No change for the Caps, Reirden has decided to keep our lines the same. The lines for tonight will be.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetskov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Siegenthaler – Gudas
For Carolina the lines will be.
Neiderreiter – Aho – Teravaninen
Svechnikov – Staal – Foegele
Dzingel – Haula – Necas
McGinn – Wallmark – Martinook
Slavin – Hamilton
Gardiner – Pesce
Edmundson – Van Reimsdyk
Reimer in the net.
Samsanov will be between the pipes tonight, as he made 38 saves to win, in his last meeting with the Hurricanes. Samsanov is 12 – 2 -1 with a 2.24 GAA and .921 save percentage.
