The Capitals are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken. The Capitals made the score 3-3 early in the 3rd period but couldn't force overtime as the Kraken added two goals in the 3rd to win. Alex Ovechkin scored his 1st goal of the season, and Boone Jenner and Jordan Kyrou scored their 1st goals for the Capitals.
The projected lines for the Capitals tonight are:
Alex Tuch -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Ilya Protas -- Alaiksei Protas -- Alex Ovechkin
Ryan Leonard -- Boone Jenner -- Jordan Kyrou
Ethan Frank -- Justin Sourdif -- Anthony Beauvillier
Jakob Chychrun -- Timothy Liljegren
Martin Fehervary -- Vincent Desharnais
Cole Hutson -- Justin Holl
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
The projected lines for the Hurricanes tonight are:
William Carrier -- Sebastian Aho -- Andrei Svechnikov
Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Jankowski -- Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Nicolas Deslauriers
Jaccob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Mike Reilly
Pyotr Kochetkov
Brandon Bussi
The Capitals will be without Rasmus Sandin (knee), Matt Roy (lower body), and Pierre-Luc Dubois (illness) in tonight's matchup. They also scratched Ivan Miroshnichenko and Dylan McIlrath. Ethan Frank is set to play in his 2nd Capitals game this season after being scratched over the last couple of games.
The Hurricanes will be without Seth Jarvis (shoulder) and Jordan Staal (calf). The Hurricanes have also scratched Juuso Valimaki for tonight's matchup. The starting goaltenders are trending toward Logan Thompson for the Capitals, who is coming off a 22-save loss to the Kraken. The Hurricanes are starting Pyotr Kochetkov, who is coming off an 18-save win against the Flyers.
The Capitals take on the Hurricanes tonight at 6:45 P.M. EST as they look to secure their 4th win of the season.
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