We have reached the final preseason game and after this contest the games will count for real. The Washington Capitals close out the preseason with a home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Here’s the official Capitals roster for tonight’s game:
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin
Henrik Borgstrom
Dylan Strome
Lars Eller
Garnet Hathaway
Connor McMichael
Nic Dowd
Connor Brown
Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas
Conor Sheary
Marcus Johansson
Joe Snively
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Defensemen
Nick Jensen
Martin Fehervary
Lucas Johansen
Matt Irwin
Erik Gustafsson
Trevor van Riemsdyk
John Carlson
Goaltenders
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
The Capitals held a morning skate and there was some encouraging news. Both T.J. Oshie (upper body) and Dmitry Orlov (lower body) were on the ice in non contact jerseys before morning skate. Lars Eller, who missed practice yesterday because of an illness, was also on the ice in a normal, full contact jersey.
Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette said Oshie, Orlov, and Eller are ruled out tonight for the preseason finale. For the second preseason game in a row, new goaltender Darcy Kuemper will play the full game.
In addition to Oshie, Orlov, and Eller, Brett Leason, Matt Irwin, Henrik Borgstrom and Axel Jonsson Fjallby took part in the scratches skate.
This game as well as the last game are dress rehearsals for the varsity players to get themselves primed and ready for Wednesday night’s season opener against the Boston Bruins.
Oshie suffered an injury that was to the upper body after he was hit along the boards in the second period of Wednesday’s preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings. The culprit of the hit was Joe Velleno.
Date: Saturday Oct. 8
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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