The Washington Capitals held a morning skate at Medstar Capitals Iceplex ahead of tonight’s tilt with the Boston Bruins (7:00 P.M. on NBCSN). Here is the latest from Wednesday’s practice.
Capitals
Capitals expected lines vs Bruins:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Oshie
Hagelin-Eller-Panik
Leipsic-Dowd-HathawayKempny-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
Siegenthaler-Gudas— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) December 11, 2019
Goaltender Braden Holtby is expected to start.
The #Caps will go with the same lineup in tonight’s 1 vs. 2 showdown against the Bruins. Holtby will be in net. The Caps have won 15 of 16 in the series. Holtby is 17-3-0, with a .944 Sv%, a 1.81 gaa and four shutouts all time vs. Boston.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) December 11, 2019
🎥 @radkogudas joins @vogscaps to breakdown tonight’s matchup between the current top two teams in the league. #CapsBruins pic.twitter.com/j33fAyoTZQ
— Washington ☃️ Capitals (@Capitals) December 11, 2019
Bruins
Former Capitals goaltender Jaroslav Halak will be in net for Boston. Head Coach Bruce Cassidy spoke to the media this afternoon ahead of this evening’s matchup. There could be a change for the Bruins’ blue line.
#NHLBruins coach Bruce Cassidy, looking ahead to tonight’s matchup with Washington, says there could be a change on the back end, while adding that Jaroslav Halak gets the start in goal: pic.twitter.com/51PRXwa6Dt
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 11, 2019
Special Events
The Capitals will be hosting their “Caps Care” Toy Drive tonight. Bring new, unwrapped toys to any entrance of Capital One Arena to receive a poster of forward Carl Hagelin. Toys will benefit The Salvation Army and Martha’s Table.
Reminder to bring your unwrapped new toys to #CapsBruins tonight at any entrance of @CapitalOneArena in exchange for a Carl Hagelin poster at our #CapsCare Toy Drive! pic.twitter.com/W2fPYvtgIB
— Washington ☃️ Capitals (@Capitals) December 11, 2019
There will also be a ceremonial puck drop featuring members of 2019 USA Hockey Hall of Fame class. Participants include NHL alumni and Olympians Brian Gionta and Tim Thomas, Olympian Krissy Wendell, and Fort Dupont Ice Arena Founder Neal Henderson.
Captain Alex Ovechkin will be honored as the Wayne Gretzky International Award recipient during the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction on December 12. For more information on Thursday’s enshrinement of the class, click here.
Caps captain Alex Ovechkin will be honored as the Wayne Gretzky International Award recipient during the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction on Dec. 12 in DC. The award pays tribute to international individuals who have made major contributions to the growth of hockey in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/JAAPDYVlGS
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) December 11, 2019
Capitals Today
CAPS TODAY: Tonight’s game between Boston and the Capitals features the two top teams in the NHL. More info on https://t.co/HecIC0ECg1 pic.twitter.com/b8gDAJfTY4
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) December 11, 2019
Weekly reCAP
Top five plays from the California swing:
5⃣ Eller threads, Vrana scores
4⃣ Hathaway dives & scores
3⃣ Carlson lasers 100th goal
2⃣ Snake’s quick stick
1⃣ Johnny dekes Quick
[@MercedesBenzUSA] pic.twitter.com/62q2xi3hjJ— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) December 10, 2019
Saves of the Week: Sammy cooled the Kings in California en route to a 3-1 victory 👑
[@ARSRescueRooter] pic.twitter.com/FV0phN32WU— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) December 10, 2019
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