The Washington Capitals are taking on their foes from the 2018 Stanley Cup Final tonight: the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Capitals are getting John Carlson and Dmitry Orlov back in the lineup but will be without Nick Jensen for a while. Nicklas Backstrom has been reunited with Alex Ovechkin on the first line.
Vitek Vanecek will get his fourth-straight start. Tonight is Caps Canine Night at Capital One Arena.
Watch along with us on NBC Sports Washington.
Capitals lines
8-Ovechkin, 19-Backstrom, 73-Sheary
24-McMichael, 92-Kuznetsov, 43-Wilson
59-Protas 20-Eller, 49-Leason
62-Hagelin, 26-Dowd, 21-Hathaway
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 2-Schultz
6-Kempny, 57-van Riemsdyk
Vanecek vs Lehner
Tonight’s tunnel weirdness
we interrupt your regularly scheduled dog programming to bring you… pic.twitter.com/swxOZWAeJr
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 24, 2022
Chandler Stephenson gets a welcome back photo!
Nice ovation for Capitals Stanley Cup champion Chandler Stephenson, playing his first game in D.C. with Vegas since the trade. pic.twitter.com/8EmnjpPVHy
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) January 25, 2022
He waved. It was a thing.
Welcome back to Stanley Cup champion @CStephenson22! pic.twitter.com/dDXmS3IvKE
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 25, 2022
Michael Amadio gives VGK a 1-0 lead.
pete deboer called him ammo so we are too‼️‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/GRdaHeHFQx
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) January 25, 2022
All the pawesome from Capitals Canine Night
Read it here:
https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2022/01/24/all-the-cuddly-and-furry-cuteness-from-capitals-canine-night/
And that’s all she wrote.
The Capitals could not solve Robin Lehner.
Monday#CapsKnights pic.twitter.com/StvFzMsjyu
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 25, 2022
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