The Washington Capitals (2-1-0) are coming off a back-to-back road sweep over the New York Islanders and Rangers. They are set to begin a four-game homestand on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2-0) at Capital One Arena.
The puck drops at 7:00 p.m.
After tonight’s tilt with the Bolts, Washington is set to face three Western Conference foes – Minnesota, Vancouver, and Seattle – in the homestand. The next two four-game homestands for the Caps will be in November and March.
Logan Thompson is set for his third game in net this season. This past Saturday, Thompson helped Washington beat the Isles 4-2 and stopped 34 of 46 shots.
After Thompson’s victory, Charlie Lindgren notched his 10th career shutout by stopping all 35 shots in the Capitals’ 1-0 victory over the Rangers.
Through three games, Washington has only given up one goal on the 5-on-5. That tally came on opening night, courtesy of the Boston Bruins’ David Pastrnak. Since then, the Capitals have given up three power-play goals and an empty-netter.
One notable player missing from Tuesday’s lineup is Pierre-Luc Dubois, due to a lower-body injury from this past Sunday. Thankfully, he is only considered day-to-day, according to head coach Spencer Carbery.
Meanwhile, the Lightning are on their second night on a set of road back-to-backs. Yesterday afternoon, Tampa Bay defeated the Bruins in Boston 4-3 for their first win of the season. Anthony Cirelli scored two goals for the Bolts.
Expected Capitals Lines
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin -Dylan Strome – Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas – Connor McMichael – Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano – Hendrix Lapierre – Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime – Nic Dowd – Justin Sourdif
Defensemen
Martin Fehervary – John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun – Trevor van Riemsdyk
Rasmus Sandin – Matt Roy
Goalie
Logan Thompson
Expected Lightning Lines
Forwards
Brandon Hagel – Brayden Point – Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel – Anthony Cirelli – Gage Goncalves
Pontus Holmberg – Yanni Gourde – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Mitchell Chaffee – Conor Geekie – Curtis Douglas
Defensemen
Victor Hedman – J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonough – Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg – Max Crozier
Goalie
Andrei Vasilevskiy
How to Watch
TV: Monumental Sports Network, ESPN
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio Network
