Red Wings vs. Capitals Preseason: Date, Time, Streaming, More

The Washington Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings tonight in the penultimate preseason game. That is the last game before the preseason finale on Saturday night. We’ve got rosters, plus TV and radio information ready to go.

First let’s have a glance at the roster for tonight’s game:

Forwards
Alex Ovechkin
Henrik Borgstrom
Dylan Strome
Lars Eller
Garnet Hathaway
Connor McMichael
Connor Brown
Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas
Conor Sheary
T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson
Joe Snively
Evgeny Kuznetsov

Defensemen
Nick Jensen
Dmitry Orlov
Martin Fehervary
Lucas Johansen
Erik Gustafsson
Trevor van Riemsdyk
John Carlson

Goaltenders
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren

Per Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington, Mantha is not expected to play tonight due to the birth of his child last night. He did, however, participate in the team’s optional skate at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.

Per Samantha Pell of The Washington Post, the scratches for tonight’s game look like Erik Gustafsson, Matt Irwin, Brett Leason, Nic Dowd, Axel Jonsson Fjallby, Mantha, and Marcus Johansson.

Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette told the media that Darcy Kuemper will play the entire game. This will be his first full game of the preseason so we’ll get to really see him in action in front of the home crowd.

Date: Oct. 5, 2022
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Capital One Arena
What Channel Is The Capitals Game On: NBC Sports Washington
Radio: 106.7 The Fan and Capitals Radio 24/7
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