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Washington Capitals announce projected lineup against Carolina Hurricanes
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The Washington Capitals are facing the Carolina Hurricanes tonight on the tail-end of a back-to-back, and the team aims to secure another two points in the race for the Presidents' Trophy. That said, the projected lineups have been recently dropped with minimal changes from last night's roster.
Following last night's victory over the Boston Bruins, the Washington Capitals are looking to pick things up right where they left off.
With a victory tonight, the Washington Capitals can secure 1st place in the NHL, leap-frogging the Winnipeg Jets.
Washington Capitals projected lineup
Forwards
Aliaksei Protas - Dylan Strome - Ryan Leonard
Alex Ovechkin - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane - Lars Eller - Connor McMichael
Brandon Duhaime - Nic Dowd - Anthony Beauvillier
Defence
Rasmus Sandin - John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary - Dylan McIlrath
Goalies
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Aliaksei Protas - Dylan Strome - Ryan Leonard
Alex Ovechkin - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane - Lars Eller - Connor McMichael
Brandon Duhaime - Nic Dowd - Anthony Beauvillier
Defence
Rasmus Sandin - John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary - Dylan McIlrath
Goalies
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
The Washington Capitals are giving Logan Thompson the nod between the pipes tonight, giving Charlie Lindgren a well-deserved rest.
Capitals newcomer Ryan Leonard will keep his spot in the 1st line alongside Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas.
While Ryan Leonard failed to record a point last night against the Boston Bruins, he impressed head coach Spencer Carbery with his exceptional work ethic and physical play.
Veteran defenceman Matt Roy remains out of the lineup. According to sources, the Capitals blue-liner has stepped away from the team for "personal reasons". No official return to play has been announced.
Fans can fully anticipate Wayne Gretzky to be in attendance tonight. The "Great One" formally announced his intentions to follow Ovechkin city-to-city until his record is broken.
According to Gretzky, he wants to be the first one to "shake his hand" after the record inevitably falls.
Game time is set for 7:00 PM ET.
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