The final game of the road swing concludes in Washington where they do battle with the Capitals. The Capitals are flying high as one of the best teams in the league, and are getting the best production out of the best Russian born player of all time and greatest goal scorer of the modern era— Alexander Ovechkin. Ovi had 19 goals in 24 games. At 36 years of age. It’s elite status.
The Jackets are switching things up, hoping to find a win, as Jack Roslovic will be a healthy scratch fit his first time as a Jacket. Tarasov will start his second consecutive game with Korpisalo still out sick.
Projected Lineups
Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin—Evgney Kuznetsov—Tom Wilson Connor Sheary—Lars Eller—TJ Oshie Carl Hagelin—Aliaksei Protas—Garnet Hathaway Beck Malenstyn—Connor McMichael—Brett Leason
Martin Fehervary—John Carlson Dmitry Orlov—Nick Jensen Trevor van Reimsdyk—Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov Vitek Vancek
Scratched— Dennis Chokowski, Matt Irwin, Daniel Sprong, Michael Sgarbossa
Injured: Nicolas Backstrom, Nic Dowd, Anthony Mantha
Columbus Blue Jackets
Oliver Bjorkstrand—Boone Jenner—Jakub Voracek Gustav Nyquist—Cole Sillinger—Max Domi Eric Robinson—Sean Kuraly—Alexandre Texier Yegor Chinakov—Justin Danforth—Gregory Hoffman
Zach Werenski—Jake Bean Vladislav Gavrikov—Andrew Peeke Gavin Bayreuther—Adam Boqvist
Daniil Tarasov Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson, Scott Harrington, Jack Roslovic
Injured: Patty Laine, Nate Gerbe, Dean Kukan, Joonas Korpisalo
More to come