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Capitals lineup preview for Game 5
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The Washington Capitals will look to close out their first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 on Wednesday from Capital One Arena in DC.
Here's the projected lineup for the Capitals ahead of Game 5 tonight.
Forwards
Ovi - Strome - Beauvillier
McMichael - PLD - Wilson
Protas - Eller - Leonard
Duhaime - Dowd - Mangiapgne
McMichael - PLD - Wilson
Protas - Eller - Leonard
Duhaime - Dowd - Mangiapgne
Defense
Goalies
Evan Bell from Sportskeeda writes that with the series back in Washington, the Capitals will look to defend home ice once more and punch their ticket to the second-round for the first time since 2018.
"During the regular season, the Capitals posted a 26-9-6 record at home, while the Habs were 17-19-5 on the road." -Bell
The Capitals have a perfect home record this series, winning the first two games at Capital One Arena.
With a win tonight, the Capitals will advance to the second-round and face the Carolina Hurricanes who closed out their series last night in 5 games against the New Jersey Devils.
"With a chance for Washington to close things out at home and the Habs looking to play spoiler, Game 5 is poised to produce fireworks." -Bell
Montreal fought hard right up to the end of the regular season to secure the final wild card spot in the East and has given Washington a tough challenge in this series as well, despite the Capitals being up 3-1.
Each of Washington's three wins in the series have effectively been one-goal games, excluding empty-netters, including a 3-2 overtime win in Game 1, a 3-1 win in Game 2, and a 5-2 Game 4 victory capped by a four-goal third period.
Puck drop is set for 7:00pm.
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