The upcoming matchup features the Washington Capitals facing the Vegas Golden Knights. Scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET, this game is expected to draw significant attention.
Venue Details
The game will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Capitals Projected Lineup
- Aleksei Protas – Dylan Strome – Alex Ovechkin
- Connor McMichael – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Tom Wilson
- Anthony Beauvillier – Justin Sourdif – Ryan Leonard
- Brandon Duhaime – Hendrix Lapierre – Ivan Miroshnichenko
Defensive Pairings
- Jakob Chychrun – Trevor van Riemsdyk
- Martin Fehervary – Rasmus Sandin
- Cole Hutson – Matt Roy
Goalies
- Logan Thompson
- Charlie Lindgren
Injury and Scratched Players
David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath, and Timothy Liljegren will not play. Ethen Frank is currently injured with a lower body issue.
Golden Knights Projected Lineup
- Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Mark Stone
- Pavel Dorofeyev – Brett Howden – Mitch Marner
- Reilly Smith – Tomas Hertl – Keegan Kolesar
- Cole Smith – Nic Dowd – Colton Sissons
Defensive Pairings
- Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
- Noah Hanifin – Kaedan Korczak
- Rasmus Andersson – Jeremy Lauzon
Goalies
- Adin Hill
- Akira Schmid
Injury and Scratched Players
Braeden Bowman, Ben Hutton, and Brandon Saad are scratched. Carter Hart, William Karlsson, and Jonas Rondbjerg are sidelined due to lower body injuries.
Status Update
Both teams participated in an optional morning skate ahead of the game. Brett Howden is set to center the second line, while Reilly Smith will move to the third line. Adin Hill is likely to start as he recovers from a recent absence.
As the Capitals and Golden Knights prepare for this exciting matchup, both lineups highlight key players who could influence the outcome of the game.
