Top 3 key Capitals to watch against Blues
The Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues tonight. Although both teams have struggled all season, the Blues have won four in a row and always play the Capitals pretty tough.
Here were the lines from morning skate via Samantha Pell of The Washington Post:
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Protas
Milano-Strome-Sheary
McMichael-Eller-Mantha
Johansson-Dowd-Hathaway
Gustafsson-Carlson
Fehervary-Jensen
Irwin-TvR
Dmitry Orlov (lower body, injured reserve) was on the ice and skating with Alex Alexeyev as an extra defensive pair. Charlie Lindgren was the first goalie off the ice and the expected starter against his former team.
Here are the top 3 key players to watch tonight:
#3 Charlie Lindgren
With the Blues last season, Charlie Lindgren went 5-0-0. He was last seen in relief at the Tampa Bay Lightning where he stopped 24 of 25 shots.
In five games with the Capitals this season, Lindgren is 2-1-1 with a 2.98 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.
Last season with the Blues was his lone season in St. Louis. In addition to winning all five games, he posted a 1.22 goals against average and a .958 save percentage.
Lindgren made his Blues debut on Dec. 7, 2021 and became the first goaltender in their franchise history to earn wins in each of his first five appearances.
"I'm excited. When I think of St. Louis, I think of a lot of good memories here ... It'll be good to see some of the guys tonight and then hopefully we take it to them on the ice."
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 17, 2022
Charlie Lindgren talks starting tonight in his return to St. Louis.#CapsBlues | @MedStarHealth pic.twitter.com/BkcxCrRuhz
He is 37 saves shy of 1,000 career saves.