Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals
After a solid win against a tired Florida Panthers team, can the Subban and Eller-less Habs capitalize on a bad start by the Capitals?
Game time is 7:00PM EST, so here are your projected lineups:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Erik Cole |
| Rene Bourque | Tomas Plekanec | Brian Gionta |
| Brandon Prust | Alex Galchenyuk | Brendan Gallagher |
| Travis Moen | Ryan White | Colby Armstrong |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Andrei Markov | Alexei Emelin |
| Josh Gorges | Raphael Diaz |
| Francis Bouillon | Tomas Kaberle |
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Peter Budaj |
Scratches for tonight include Lars Eller, Michael Blunden, and Yannick Weber.
Injuries: Petteri Nokelainen
Contract disputes: P.K. Subban
As for Washington:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Marcus Johansson | Nicklas Backstrom | Alex Ovechkin |
| Wojtek Wolski | Mike Ribeiro | Troy Brouwer |
| Jason Chimera | Jay Beagle | Joel Ward |
| Matt Hendricks | Mathieu Perrault | Joey Crabb |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Karl Alzner | John Carlson |
| Tom Poti | Mike Green |
| Roman Hamrlik | Tomas Kundratek |
| Goaltenders |
| Michal Neuvirth |
| Braden Holtby |
Brooks Laich is the notable absence from the Capitals' lineup as he nurses an injury.
Check out the opposing side at Japer's Rink.