The Washington Capitals take on the Carolina Hurricanes Monday night as they begin their journey that hopefully ends with a Stanley Cup.
The Washington Capitals will begin their NHL preseason Monday night as the Washington Capitals take the ice against the Carolina Hurricanes. Capitals fans have been waiting for their first preseason game ever since they signed Justin Williams and traded for T.J. Oshie. The Washington Capitals journey for their first Stanley Cup begins Monday with their first step.
Barry Trotz stated that Braden Holtby and Dan Ellis will be splitting the game against the Hurricanes. The Washington Capitals will not be using their regular season roster. They’ll be using a few of the expected starters and a few bubble roster players so that the Caps can make decisions about those players.
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Here’s a list of the players that the Capitals and Hurricanes will be using from the official Caps twitter account. Looks like we’ll get our first look at the Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and T.J. Oshie forward line. Andre Burakovsky, Jason Chimera, Brooks Laich, Matt Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov, Karl Alzner, and Tom Wilson are the other expected regulars playing. Ryan Stanton is fighting for the seventh defenseman spot. Keep an eye on him. Jakub Vrana is definitely worth keeping an eye on as well.
| Name | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | G | 70 |
| Dan Ellis | G | 39 |
| Alex Ovechkin | F | 8 |
| Jakub Vrana | F | 13 |
| Brooks Laich | F | 21 |
| Riley Barber | F | 24 |
| Jason Chimera | F | 25 |
| Tom Wilson | F | 43 |
| Carter Camper | F | 48 |
| Stanislav Galiev | F | 49 |
| Sean Collins | F | 53 |
| Andre Burakovsky | F | 65 |
| T.J. Oshie | F | 77 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | F | 92 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 2 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 9 |
| Ryan Stanton | D | 20 |
| Karl Alzner | D | 27 |
| Aaron Ness | D | 55 |
| Connor Carrick | D | 58 |
From the Hurricanes, Jordan Staal, Eric Staal, Kris Versteeg, Jay McClement, and Zach Boychuk are the likely regular forwards playing. Haydn Fleury and Noah Hanifin (2014 and 2015 first round picks by the Canes) are definitely worth keeping an eye on. Caps fans also get their first look at Eddie Lack.
| Name | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal | F | 11 |
| Eric Staal | F | 12 |
| Andrej Nestrasil | F | 15 |
| Jay McClement | F | 18 |
| Zach Boychuk | F | 22 |
| Brad Malone | F | 24 |
| Chris Terry | F | 25 |
| Kris Versteeg | F | 32 |
| Derek Ryan | F | 33 |
| Phil Di Giuseppe | F | 34 |
| Brody Sutter | F | 48 |
| Sergei Tolchinsky | F | 61 |
| Carter Sandlak | F | 72 |
| Haydn Fleury | D | 4 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | 5 |
| Ryan Murphy | D | 7 |
| Danny Biega | D | 41 |
| Keegan Lowe | D | 45 |
| Brett Pesce | D | 54 |
| Ron Hainsey | D | 65 |
| Eddie Lack | G | 31 |
| Drew MacIntyre | G | 35 |
The Capitals will be looking to see what they get from guys like Riley Barber who are competing for a roster spot. This is also an opportunity for Stanislav Galiev to earn himself a roster spot. The Caps are also going to see what Dan Ellis can give them, as he’s not completely out of the backup goaltender competition.
The game starts at 7:00 PM EST. It can be viewed on Comcast Sportsnet or on NHL Network.
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