7:06 pm
December 22

Capitals @ Senators

Who will WIN this matchup?

Washington Capitals (21-10-3)

@ Ottawa Senators (15-17-4)

 

Starting Goalies:

Pheonix Copley (WSH): Confirmed

Mike McKenna (OTT): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Washington Capitals: (-190)

Ottawa Senators: (+165)

 

• Ovechkin leads the league with 29 goals and tops the team with 43 points – three more than Nicklas Backstrom, who has recorded six assists in his last five contests. Evgeny Kuznetsov registered an assist on Friday to give him 11 points in his last 10 games and 297 for his career while Tom Wilson scored his 10th goal in 15 contests this season. Braden Holtby made 36 saves against Buffalo and is expected to be rested Saturday in favor of backup Pheonix Copley (7-2-1, .902 save percentage), who has won three straight starts.

• Defenseman Thomas Chabot played in his 100th NHL game on Friday and notched an assist for his 62nd point (19 goals) in that span and 37th this season – second among all NHL blue-liners. Bobby Ryan notched an assist on Friday to snap his five-game point drought and rookie defenseman Christian Jaros set up a goal for his first point in 10 contests. Craig Anderson (14-13-3) was pulled after permitting five goals on 25 shots over two periods against New Jersey following a 3-1-0 stretch during which he allowed nine tallies.

• Washington RW T.J. Oshie has registered one point (a goal) in five contests since missing almost a month with a concussion.

5/10
Confidence
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Washington Capitals
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