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Washington Capitals 39-30-9, 87 points | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs 32-21-14, 78 pts |
Projected Line-ups |
Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier A. Protas-I. Protas-Wilson McMichael-Dubois-Leonard Duhaime-Lapierre-Sourdif Fehervary-Sandin Chychrun-van Riemdsyk Hutson-Roy Thompson | Cowan-Tavares-Nylander Maccelli-Domi-Knies Joshua-Groulx-Robertson Lorentz-Quillan-Jarnkrok Rielly-Myers McCabe-Carlo Benoit-Stecher Stolarz |
Scratches |
Ethel Frank Ivan Miroshnichenko David Kampf Hendrix Lapierre Timothy Liljegren Declan Crisholm Dylan McIlrath | | Michael Pezzetta Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
Injuries |
| | Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Questionable Auston Matthews - Knee - Injured Reserve Chris Tanev - Abdomen - Injured Reserve |
Game Notes |
| WSH -Logan Thompson will likely start for the Capitals -While not officially eliminated yet (5 points out with 4 games left) Washington's playoff hopes are on life support right now. If they miss it will be just the 2nd time in 12 years the Capitals won't be in the playoffs -Ilya Protas (6'6, 225 lbs) will be making his NHL debut at just 19-years old after a successful rookie season in the AHL (28 goals, 62 points in 66 games). He will be playing on a line with his brother Aliaksei Protas (6'6, 250 lbs) and Tom Wilson (6'4, 225 lbs) |
| TOR -Anthony Stolarz will likely start for the Leafs |
Streams |
