After undergoing a full practice yesterday, Evgeny Kuznetsov has slotted back into the lineup centering the second line, and it looks like he’ll be ready to go for tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils.
Alex Ovechkin, Michal Kempny, and Devante Smith-Pelly, all of whom took maintenance days this week to deal with injuries, were also inserted into today’s lineup. Ovi is on the top line with Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson, while DSP is slotted into the third line and Kempny is on the top defensive pairing.
Caps’ morning lines:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Connolly
Burakovsky-Eller-DSP
Stephenson-Dowd-JaskinKempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Djoos-Bowey— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) November 30, 2018
TJ Oshie, who is out with a concussion, was caught fooling around on the ice before practice again, but he has yet to participate in a practice.
That's TJ Oshie out early fooling around with a puck and a stick. Did the same before Tuesdays practice. Certainly does not look like he will be skating this morning. pic.twitter.com/58iIiPkHV6
— JJ Regan (@JJReganNBCS) November 30, 2018
Headline photo: Elizabeth Kong
