Capitals at Devils: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch

The Washington Capitals (38-28-9) take a quick trip up I-95 on Thursday night. They head to Newark to face the New Jersey Devils (38-34-2) at Prudential Center.

The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Capitals will play the first of seven games in the month of April. The team currently sits in 12th place in the East, but three points out of a playoff berth.

The Capitals enter Thursday with a three-game winning streak, their third of such since late January. However, Washington will have to win out with seven games left if they want to reach the playoffs.

On Tuesday, the Capitals closed the month of March with a 6-4 victory over Philadelphia. Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson both reached milestones as they each recorded two goals.

Ovechkin’s first tally gave him his 20th 30-goal season of his career, as he now has 928 total. Meanwhile, Wilson was playing in his 900th NHL game as his two tallies made his night even more memorable.

The Capitals also came through on the power play twice, thanks to Jakob Chychrun and Ryan Leonard. Pierre-Luc Dubois also finished the night with three assists, including two on the man advantage.

Meanwhile, New Jersey dropped its first two games after the Olympic break, but have since gone 10-5-0. The Devils are averaging 3.73 goals per game, the fourth-best rate in the NHL.

New Jersey center Jack Hughes has been on a roll since winning the gold for Team USA in Milan. He has 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) since the break, ranking him fourth in the NHL.

Expected Capitals Lines

Forwards

Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Connor McMichael

Hendrix Lapierre – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Tom Wilson

Anthony Beauvillier – Justin Sourdif – Ryan Leonard

Brandon Duhaime – David Kampf – Ivan Miroshnichenko

Defensemen

Martin Fehervary – Rasmus Sandin

Jakob Chychrun – Trevor van Riemsdyk

Cole Hutson – Matt Roy

Goalies

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Expected Devils Lines

Forwards

Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer

Jesper Bratt – Jack Hughes – Connor Brown

Lenni Hameenaho – Cody Class – Nick Bjugstad

Evgenii Dadonov – Paul Cotter – Maxim Tsyplakov

Defensemen

Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton

Luke Hughes – Johnathan Kovacevic

Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom

Jake Allen

How to Watch

TV: ESPN+, Hulu

Radio: 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio Network

By Harry Lichtman

Harry Lichtman is an award-winning journalist who covers the Washington Capitals for Sportsnaut. He also contributes to the sites ... More about Harry Lichtman