The Capitals are coming off a 5-4 win over the Canadiens. In that game, the Capitals won in regulation thanks to late goals by Justin Holl and Alex Tuch. The Devils, meanwhile, are looking to win 3 straight after a 7-1 win over the New York Rangers. Tonight's matchup is the first matchup between these divisional rivals.
The Capitals projected lines are:
Alex Tuch -- Dylan Strome -- Jordan Kyrou
Alaiksei Protas -- Boone Jenner -- Tom Wilson
Alex Ovechkin -- Ilya Protas -- Ivan Miroshnichenko
Anthony Beauvillier -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Ryan Leonard
Jakob Chychrun -- Timothy Liljegren
Martin Fehervary -- Vincent Desharnais
Cole Hutson -- Justin Holl
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
The Devils projected lines are:
Arseny Gritsyuk -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Anthony Mantha -- Evan Rodrigues -- Stefan Noesen
Amadeus Lombardi -- Cody Glass -- Jesper Boqvist
Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Declan Chisholm -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Jake Allen
Nico Daws
The Capitals will be without Rasmus Sandin (knee), Matt Roy (lower body), Pierre-Luc Dubois (illness), and Justin Sourdif (illness), and they've also scratched Ethen Frank and Dylan McIlrath for tonight's matchup. The Devils will be without Connor Brown (lower body), Nick Bjugstad (upper body), and Luke Evangelista (illness). The Devils have also scratched Remi Poirier and Brenden Dillon.
Tonight's starting goaltenders are Logan Thompson for the Capitals and Jake Allen for the Devils. Thompson is coming off a 31-save loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Jake Allen is coming off a 23-save overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings.
Tonight is the 1st matchup for this metro division rivals as the Devils take on the Capitals today at 1 p.m. ET as they Capitals look for their 5th win of the 2026-27 season.
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