Caps face Arizona at home, Carlson returns
Game 16-Arizona (7-7-1) at Washington (7-5-3)
TV; 5pm NBC Sports Washington
Last game: Washington lost to Columbus 2-1
Goal scorer: Niskanen
Goalie: Braden Holtby-34 saves
Tonight the Capitals expect to have Kuznetsov after missing practice with some personal things to take care of. To make things better Washington expects to get back top defenseman John Carlson after missing a few games due to a lower body injury.
Here are the projected Caps lines for tonight against Arizona.
8-Ovechkin, 19-Backstrom, 77-Oshie
13-Vrana, 92-Kuznetsov, 18-Stephenson
10-Connolly, 20-Eller, 25-Smith-Pelly
65-Burakovsky, 26-Dowd, 72-Boyd
9-Orlov, 74-Carlson
6-Kempny, 2-Niskanen
29-Djoos, 22-Bowey
Holtby back between the pipes for Washington!