The Washington Capitals return home looking to snap a three game losing streak including their worst loss of the season, a shootout, and another overtime loss. They’ll look for revenge tonight against the very team that knocked them out of the first round last season. They’ll host the Boston Bruins.
The Caps held a morning skate today at MedStar Capitals Iceplex with a mix of both good and bad news. Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie were on the ice after missing time due to a non COVID illness. The three goalies were on the ice, with Zach Fucale getting the start tonight and Vitek Vanecek backing him up. Now to the bad news, defenseman Dmitry Orlov was placed in COVID protocols.
The reason for Ilya Samsonov being a healthy scratch has nothing to do with his performance. It’s rather a chance to get Vanecek back in as he recovered from a non COVID illness and was in COVID protocols prior to that illness.
Here were the lines via Samantha Pell of The Washington Post:
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Oshie
Sprong-Backstrom-Wilson
McMichael-Eller-Sheary
Hagelin-Dowd-Hathaway
Fehervary-Carlson
TvR-Jensen
Irwin-Schultz
Date: 1/10/22
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Capital One Arena
What Channel Is The Capitals Game On: NBC Sports Washington
Radio: 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7
Betting Odds: The betting odds on WynnBET have the Capitals as -1.5 favorites at home against the Bruins. The moneyline as the Caps at -115 and the Bruins at -105. The over/under for tonight’s game is 5.5.
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