Where: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
When: February 1, 2011, 7:30 PM
History:
Caps
Record on this Date: 11-6-1-0
Caps
Game 52 Record: 15-9-10-0
All-Time
vs. MON: 54-67-17-2
All-Time
at home vs. MON: 33-28-9-0
Last
Season vs. MON: 2-1-1
Last
Meeting: 12/28/10, WAS 3 MON 0
Season
Series: 1-0-0
This Year:
WAS
Record: 27-15-9
Standings
Points: 63
Division
Rank: 2nd
Conference
Rank: 5th
Last
Game: 1/26/11, WAS 0 ATL 1
Streak:
Loss 2
MON
Record: 27-18-5
Standings
Points: 59
Division
Rank: 2nd
Conference
Rank: 7th
Last
Game: 1/25/11, MON 2 PHI 5
Streak: Loss 2
Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward
Line 1: 8 OVECHKIN, 19 BACKSTROM, 25 CHIMERA
Forward
Line 2: 21 LAICH, 85 PERRAULT, 22 KNUBLE
Forward
Line 3: 26 HENDRICKS, 90 JOHANSSON, 10 BRADLEY
Forward
Line 4: 17 KING, 15 GORDON, 39 STECKEL
Defense
Pair 1: 52 GREEN, 55 SCHULTZ
Defense
Pair 2: 27 ALZNER, 74 CARLSON
Defense
Pair 3: 23 HANNAN, 4 ERSKINE
Goalie:
1 VARLAMOV
Back-up
Goalie: 70 HOLTBY
Montreal
Forward
Line 1: 57 POULIOT, 14 PLEKANEC, 81 ELLER
Forward
Line 2: 67 PACIORETTY, 11 GOMEZ, 21 GIONTA
Forward
Line 3: 94 PYATT, 58 DESHARNAIS, 52 DARCHE
Forward
Line 4: 32 MOEN, 15 HALPERN, 53 WHITE
Defense
Pair 1: 44 HAMRLIK, 20 WISNIEWSKI
Defense
Pair 2: 75 GILL, 76 SUBBAN
Defense
Pair 3: 6 SPACEK, 68 WEBER
Goalie:
31 PRICE
Back-up
Goalie: 35 AULD
Injuries:
Washington
– 3 POTI (upper body) IR, 28 SEMIN (hip) DTD, 16 FEHR (upper body) DTD, 30
NEUVIRTH (lower body) DTD
MON
– 13 CAMMALLERI (shoulder) IR, 26 GORGES (knee) IR, 79 MARKOV (knee) IR
Caps Milestones:
Matt
Bradley will play in NHL career game #600.
Jason
Chimera needs 5 goals to reach 100 in his career.
Brooks
Laich needs 7 goals to reach 100 in his career.
Alex
Ovechkin needs 8 assists to reach 300 in his career.
Preview:
Hopefully,
a little break is just what the team needed. The All-Star Game is over and
Washington is back to work for the first of the final 31 games of the season.
It’s been a frustrating season for the Capitals who have had to claw their way
for every point they have in the standings. Tonight brings the Montreal Canadians
calling to the Verizon Center for the second of four meetings against the Caps.
Washington took the first game 3-0 at the end of December and will look to put
together the same type of effort tonight. The Caps took the lead early and shut
down the Canadians the rest of the way. The Caps are starting to get healthy as
Matt Bradley returned last game and Alexander Semin, who just signed on for
another year with Washington, is reportedly ready to return as well. I expect
that this game will be another physical battle played along the boards and whoever
wants it more will come out the victor.
Joe’s
prediction: Caps 3 MON 1
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