Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals: Game Thread
After taking down Washington last week in spite of giving up two goals to Ovechkin, the Habs will be looking to play even tighter defense in a potential fifth straight win.
Game time is 5:00PM EST, and here are your projected lineups:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Danny Briere | Tomas Plekanec | Brian Gionta |
| Alex Galchenyuk | Lars Eller | Brandon Prust |
| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Brendan Gallagher |
| Travis Moen | Ryan White | Michael Bournival |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Andrei Markov | P.K. Subban |
| Josh Gorges | Alexei Emelin |
| Francis Bouillon | Raphael Diaz |
| Goaltenders |
| Peter Budaj |
| Carey Price |
Scratches: George Parros, Douglas Murray, Rene Bourque
Injuries: Davis Drewiske (5-6 months, shoulder surgery)
As for Washington:
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Marcus Johansson | Nicklas Backstrom | Alex Ovechkin |
| Eric Fehr | Mikhail Grabovski | Troy Brouwer |
| Jason Chimera | Jay Beagle | Joel Ward |
| Aaron Volpatti | Michael Latta | Tom Wilson |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Alexander Urbom | Mike Green |
| Karl Alzner | John Carlson |
| Nate Schmidt | Tyson Strachan |
| Goaltenders |
| Michal Neuvirth |
| Braden Holtby |
Check out the opposing side at Japers' Rink.
