The Stanley Cup Playoffs kicked off last night with three games but on Thursday night, the Washington Capitals will finally get their turn. Beginning tonight it’s their time to shine in front of the hockey world. Before the team takes the ice at Capital One Arena in front of a sea of red the team held a morning skate at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Here are what the lines looked like this morning and the lineup and scratches for Game 1.
CAPS LINES
These were the lines at morning skate and will most likely be the lines you’ll see tonight:
Forwards
Ovechkin-Kuznetosv-Wilson
Burakovsky-Backstrom-Oshie
Vrana-Eller-Smith Pelly
Connolly-Stephenson-Chiasson
Defense
Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Orpik-Jerabek
Starting goalie: Philipp Grubauer
Scratches: Jay Beagle (upper-body), Travis Boyd (sick), Shane Gersich, Christian Djoos, and Madison Bowey
The sweet sounds of #StanleyCup Playoff morning skates #CapsJackets #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/gJTRzyEXFy
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 12, 2018
Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. and you can catch the game locally on NBC Sports Washington and nationally on USA.
By Michael Marzzacco
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