The Washington Capitals take on their 2018 Stanley Cup Final opponents tonight: the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Capitals are bringing John Carlson and Dmitry Orlov back to the roster, but will be without Nick Jensen for a while. Nicklas Backstrom found Alex Ovechkin on the first line.
Vitek Vanecek will get his fourth straight start. Tonight is Caps Canine Night at Capital One Arena.
Watch with us on NBC Sports Washington.
Uppercase lines
8-Ovechkin, 19-Backstrom, 73-Sheary
24-McMichael, 92-Kuznetsov, 43-Wilson
59-Protas 20-Eller, 49-Leason
62-Hagelin, 26-Dowd, 21-Hathaway
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 2-Schultz
6-Kempny, 57-van Riemsdyk
Vanecek vs. Lehner
Chandler Stephenson gets a welcome photo!
A standing ovation for Capitals Stanley Cup champion Chandler Stephenson, playing his first game in DC with Vegas since the trade. pic.twitter.com/8EmnjpPVHy
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) January 25, 2022
He saluted. It was one thing.
Welcome to the Stanley Cup Champion @CStephenson22! pic.twitter.com/dDXmS3IvKE
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 25, 2022
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