Capitals take on Wild as Zach Fucale makes second career debut
The Minnesota Wild are devastated by injury and COVID-19 as the Capitals play in a back-to-back game tonight. Who will win?
Zach Fucale will make his second career start with Vitek Vanecek out due to illness while Connor McMichael is back in the lineup and will play on the Capitals’ second line. Yes, two Connors are playing on the same row and they both spell their first names differently.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Watch with us!
The lines of the capitals
Via @VogsCaps:
8-Ovechkin, 92-Kuznetsov, 43-Wilson
24-McMichael, 20-Eller, 73-Sheary
59-Protas, 23-Sgarbossa, 10-Sprong
62-Hagelin, 26-Dowd, 21-Hathaway
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 3-Jensen
57-van Riemsdyk, 2-Schultz
Fucale against Kahkonen.
It’s so stupid it’s funny.
i’m alex and i can sing hii𝗶𝗶𝗶iii𝗶𝗶𝗶𝗶iiiigh like that pic.twitter.com/oKt1o88aPl
– Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 9, 2022
Connor McMichael brings the score to 1-0
Mikey opens the scoring pic.twitter.com/awLBCLZXQ1
– Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 9, 2022
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores! 2-0 WSH.
Ope just let me squeeze this one by you pic.twitter.com/VH6Q0nv4Q9
– Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 9, 2022
A goal against his spectacular camp from Carl Hagelin during a delayed penalty on the Wild lol. 2-1 WSH.
Carl Hagelin scores the full length of the ice, a goal in an empty net * ON CAPITALS * in a delayed penalty against the Wild
Mats Zuccarello equalized in the last minute, sending him to OT. 2-2.
Fucale’s laundering sequence is complete.
ZUCCY, ARE YOU SERIOUS ?!#mnwild pic.twitter.com/r0eOtOuw3H
– Minnesota Savage (@mnwild) January 9, 2022
The selections lose in shootout 3-2.
Minny’s final#CapsWild pic.twitter.com/o0wqkmqMCb
– Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 9, 2022
Read the RMNB recap.
Lots of Self-Sabotage: Wild beat Capitals 3-2 (SO)
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