The Washington Capitals have the opportunity to immediately bounce back from their very poor showing against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday Night. That opportunity comes against the Dallas Stars, who the Caps have not beat in regulation, in Dallas since October 17, 1995.
We have another 8 PM start on our hands and you can catch tonight’s game on NBCSWA+ as superstar Sam Dekker and the Wizards have the Heat in Miami tonight on the main channel. As always you can stream all of their pregame, in-game, and postgame coverage via the My Teams app on all of your usual streaming devices. I will have your recap.
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| Record | 21-16-4 | 24-12-3 |
| Shot Attempt % | 46.9% | 49.2% |
| PDO | 100.4 | 103.2 |
| Power Play | 20.9% (14th) | 22.7% (10th) |
| Penalty Kill | 82.5% (9th) | 76.9% (25th) |
Projected Lines
All we really know is that Pheonix Copley is for sure going to be in net tonight. I would expect Jonas Siegenthaler to get back in as well and a change or two to the fourth line. Here’s how they lined up last night (Copley in for Holtby):
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Backstrom – Oshie
Burakovsky – Eller – Connolly
Stephenson – Dowd – Jaskin
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Bowey
Copley
Jamie Benn
The Stars will be without their captain and third leading scorer tonight due to this hit from Miles Wood.
Miles Wood with a HUGE hit on Jamie Benn 😳 pic.twitter.com/9jmMKzXLGN
— Hockey Central (@HockeyCentraI) January 3, 2019
Storylines
- This kid has the absolute correct reaction to receiving an Alex Ovechkin jersey for Christmas.
- Here is my numbers post from the Caps loss to the Blues last night.
- Brett Hull‘s skate was in the crease and he’s also disappointed that Ovi is skipping this year’s all star festivities.
- Tom Wilson had an eventful night. He had to put up with a deranged Blues fan after going toe to toe with Robert Bortuzzo.
October 17, 1995
Things that were going on the day the Caps last won in Dallas, in regulation.
- Bill Clinton was President.
- Keith Moore was sentenced to 6 years for robbing Sting of $9,000,000
- Fantasy by Mariah Carey was being listened to in the US.
- The Lost World by Michael Crichton was one of the best selling books.
- Foreman For Real was one of the world’s most popular video games.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Stars
Headline photo: Jerome Miron
