Capitals close back-to-back against Predators in Nashville
Washington visits Bridgestone Arena for the second half of a back-to-back, with DraftKings favoring the Capitals and both starting goalies still unconfirmed.
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals play the back half of a back-to-back tonight, visiting the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena at 8 p.m. ET. The game streams on ESPN+ nationally and on Scripps Sports in the home market. Read more: Capitals close back-to-back against Predators in Nashville
Washington (7-4-0, 14 points) has won two straight after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Wednesday at Capital One Arena. Still, Nashville (4-3-5, 13 points) is coming off its own tough finish. The Predators lost 4-3 in a shootout to the New York Islanders on Tuesday after erasing a three-goal deficit.
Logan Thompson played all 60 minutes in that game and stopped 23 of 25 shots. It was his first start since a lower-body injury had sidelined him for an Oct. 24 game against Buffalo.
DraftKings has the Capitals-Predators line favoring Washington at -112 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the puck line, with the total set at 6.5 goals, per ESPN's odds page. In fact, those are the market's numbers, not a forecast of how the game will go.
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Nashville's rough stretch
Nashville has won once in its last three games and is 3-2-2 at home this season.
Both goalies are listed as probable but unconfirmed. Daily Faceoff has Thompson as the likely Washington starter and Juuse Saros as the likely Nashville starter. Neither team has announced a decision as of this writing.
Washington's injury list has not changed. Rasmus Sandin (knee) remains on long-term injured reserve, per ESPN's injury report. Patrick Thomas (upper body) and Vincent Desharnais (abdomen) are also on injured reserve. However, Nashville's injury report shows no one out.
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Meanwhile, defenseman Jack St. Ivany, claimed off waivers from Winnipeg last week, made his Capitals debut Wednesday with two assists, and he's in line to play again tonight.
Washington is 1-2-0 on the road this season. Thompson's full workload Wednesday raises the question of whether coach Spencer Carbery turns to backup Charlie Lindgren for the second half of this Capitals-Predators back-to-back. If Thompson starts again, his legs on zero rest will matter more tonight than anything on the score sheet.
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