Washington Capitals at Oilers: Date, Time, TV, Streaming, More
The Washington Capitals make their third stop of the five-game road trip tonight in Edmonton.
Tonight’s matchup should be fun if you like high-scoring offensive hockey. John Carlson of the Washington Capitals vs. Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers.
Nope that isn’t a typo. It’s Carlson, not Alex Ovechkin, who leads the NHL in points with 20 while McDavid is tied for second in the league with 17.
Date: October 24, 2019
Time: 9 p.m. eastern
Where: Rogers Place
TV Broadcast: NBC Sports Washington
Radio: Caps Radio 24/7
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The Capitals and Oilers come into Thursday night’s game with nearly identical records. The Capitals a 7-2-2 record and they go for their fifth win in a row. The Oilers are 7-2-1, one less game played and always a dangerous offensive juggernaut. Again if you love high scoring you found the right game to tune into.
Speaking of Carlson, he currently rides an eight-game point streak which has helped him climb at
op the leaderboard with five goals and 12 assists including two in Tuesday night’s win over the Calgary Flames. The new alternate captain will additionally suit up in his 700th career NHL game, becoming the third defenseman and 11th player in franchise history to play in 700 games.
Another milestone to keep an eye on is Nicklas Backstrom‘s career assists. He needs just one more for 250 after recording an assist the other night in Calgary.
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Braden Holtby should get the start and after a brief reset and riding the bench for a game, he’s won three games in a row and look for his fourth tonight.