The Washington Capitals took the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday in preparations for their game tonight against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena. Puck drop is at 7 PM on NBCSN. Here are all of the news from Wednesday’s Capitals’ morning skate:
After two consecutive regulation losses where the team has combined for a total of three goals, Capitals’ head coach Todd Reirden made a tweak to his fourth line, swapping forward Dmitrij Jaskin out of the lineup in favor of forward Nathan Walker. Walker, 24, played the first two games of the season and recorded one assist but hasn’t seen game action for almost two weeks.
Capitals forward Travis Boyd, who is currently placed on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury, skated in a light blue no-contact jersey. On LTIR, Boyd, 24, is not eligible to return until November 1 at the Montreal Canadiens.
Travis Boyd is skating around a bit this morning. Light-blue jersey, which means no contact. Had a protective boot on his left foot, which isn’t there anymore. Still has to miss five more games as part of LTIR.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) October 17, 2018
Capitals’ Lines
Capitals expected lineup vs. Rangers:
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Stephenson
Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie
Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly
Walker-Dowd-DSPKempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Orpik-DjoosHoltby
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) October 17, 2018
Capitals Today
CAPS TODAY: The Capitals face the New York Rangers tonight on the 44th anniversary of the Capitals’ first win in franchise history. More information on https://t.co/HecIC0ECg1 pic.twitter.com/HNAG1mqfv5
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 17, 2018
Shavings
- The Capitals face the New York Rangers tonight in the first of four meetings between the teams this season.
- Washington holds a 103-90-18-7 record against the Rangers all-time, a 56-40-9-4 record at home and have recorded a point in six straight games (5-0-1).
- Next practice: Thursday, 11:30 a.m., MedStar Capitals Iceplex
Charity
More than 550 Caps fans helped Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation and the Washington Capitals raise $404,428 for charity at the eighth Capitals Casino Night presented by Salamander Hotels & Resorts on Oct. 14 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md.
By Harrison Brown
