GAME #45: WSH (22-16-6) Vs BUF (12-26-5) – SUN JAN 12 – 3 PM EST – CSN-DC, NHLN-CA
01/11 – Hopefully we don't drown at the Verizon Center (Yahoo! Sports)
01/11 – tl;dr (Mike Vogel – monumentalnetwork.com)
01/11 – Sabres send Griggy to Juniors. Griggy say "no" (Chris Peters – CBS Sports)
01/09 – Enroth mad (Adam Gretz - SB Nation)
01/11 – Should caps trade valuble prospects for a half a year of Ryan Miller. Random HF poster says yes (Where do you think)
01/11 – Is Erat gone yet? (Twitter)
01/12 – SS jealous of my gdt skills? I think so (HF Boards)
01/12 - Srs question. Is anyone actually going to watch this game?
01/11 – tl;dr (Mike Vogel – monumentalnetwork.com)
01/11 – Sabres send Griggy to Juniors. Griggy say "no" (Chris Peters – CBS Sports)
01/09 – Enroth mad (Adam Gretz - SB Nation)
01/11 – Should caps trade valuble prospects for a half a year of Ryan Miller. Random HF poster says yes (Where do you think)
01/11 – Is Erat gone yet? (Twitter)
01/12 – SS jealous of my gdt skills? I think so (HF Boards)
01/12 - Srs question. Is anyone actually going to watch this game?
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Projected Lineup (pending morning skate and warmups)
16 Eric Fehr – 84 Mikhail Grabovski – 8 Alex Ovechkin ("C")
21 Brooks Laich ("A") – 19 Nicklas Backstrom ("A") – 20 Troy Brouwer
25 Jason Chimera – 90 Marcus Johansson – 42 Joel Ward
24 Aaron Volpati – 83 Jay Beagle - 43 Tom Wilson
X: 10 Martin Erat
27 Karl Alzner – 74 John Carlson
81 Dmitri Orlov – 52 Mike Green
4 John Erskine – 58 Connor Carrick
X: 61 Steven Olesky
70 Braden Holtby
31 Phillipp Brubauer (Starting)
X: 30 Michal Neuvirth
Lineup News & Notes
Washington scratched F Martin Erat, D Steven Olesky, and G Phillipp Brubauer in Friday's 3-2 win vs Toronto.
D Jack Hillen (LBI) is on IR.
Weekly Transactions
01/08: Recalled D Connor Carrick from Hershey (AHL).
01/11: Re-assigned C Michael Latta to Hershey (AHL).
According to the Stats
In the Last 10 games, Washington has gone 4-3-3.
Alex Ovechkin has five points in a four-game point streak.
Nicklas Backstrom has four points in a four-game streak.
BUFFALO SABRES
Projected Lineup (pending morning skate and warmups)
26 Matt Moulson – 63 Tyler Ennis – 28 Zemgus Girgensons
9 Steve Ott ("C") – 19 Cody Hodgson – 27 Matt D’Agostini
17 Linus Omark – 23 Ville Leino – 65 Brian Flynn
32 John Scott – 24 Zenon Konopka – 82 Marcus Foligno
X: 37 Matt Ellis (healthy)
10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 3 Mark Pysyk
44 Brayden McNabb – 4 Jamie McBain
6 Mike Weber ("A") – 52 Alexander Sulzer
X: 57 Tyler Myers (suspended)
30 Ryan Miller
1 Jhonas Enroth
Lineup News & Notes
D Tylers Myers, F Ville Leino, and F Mikhail Grigorenko were scratches in Thursday's 2-1 SO loss vs Florida.
D Tyler Myers suspended 3 games by NHL DoPS for an illegal check to the head of Devils' F Danius Zubrus.
F Cody McCormick (UBI), F Kevin Porter (LBI), D Henrik Tallinder (UBI) and F Drew Stafford (UBI) are on IR.
Weekly Transactions
01/09: Recalled F Mikhail Grigorenko from Russian U-20 National Team; Placed F Drew Stafford (UBI) on IR
01/10: Assigned D Brayden McNabb to Rochester (AHL).
01/11: Recalled D Brayden McNabb from Rochester (AHL); Activated F Cody Hodgson from IR;
Assigned F Johan Larsson and D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL);
Loaned F Mikhail Grigorenko to Quebec (QMJHL).
According to the Stats
In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 5-3-2.
Steve Ott has an assist in each of his past two games.
Matt D'Agostini has a goal and an assist in his past two games.
Projected Lineup (pending morning skate and warmups)
16 Eric Fehr – 84 Mikhail Grabovski – 8 Alex Ovechkin ("C")
21 Brooks Laich ("A") – 19 Nicklas Backstrom ("A") – 20 Troy Brouwer
25 Jason Chimera – 90 Marcus Johansson – 42 Joel Ward
24 Aaron Volpati – 83 Jay Beagle - 43 Tom Wilson
X: 10 Martin Erat
27 Karl Alzner – 74 John Carlson
81 Dmitri Orlov – 52 Mike Green
4 John Erskine – 58 Connor Carrick
X: 61 Steven Olesky
70 Braden Holtby
31 Phillipp Brubauer (Starting)
X: 30 Michal Neuvirth
Lineup News & Notes
Washington scratched F Martin Erat, D Steven Olesky, and G Phillipp Brubauer in Friday's 3-2 win vs Toronto.
D Jack Hillen (LBI) is on IR.
Weekly Transactions
01/08: Recalled D Connor Carrick from Hershey (AHL).
01/11: Re-assigned C Michael Latta to Hershey (AHL).
According to the Stats
In the Last 10 games, Washington has gone 4-3-3.
Alex Ovechkin has five points in a four-game point streak.
Nicklas Backstrom has four points in a four-game streak.
BUFFALO SABRES
Projected Lineup (pending morning skate and warmups)
26 Matt Moulson – 63 Tyler Ennis – 28 Zemgus Girgensons
9 Steve Ott ("C") – 19 Cody Hodgson – 27 Matt D’Agostini
17 Linus Omark – 23 Ville Leino – 65 Brian Flynn
32 John Scott – 24 Zenon Konopka – 82 Marcus Foligno
X: 37 Matt Ellis (healthy)
10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 3 Mark Pysyk
44 Brayden McNabb – 4 Jamie McBain
6 Mike Weber ("A") – 52 Alexander Sulzer
X: 57 Tyler Myers (suspended)
30 Ryan Miller
1 Jhonas Enroth
Lineup News & Notes
D Tylers Myers, F Ville Leino, and F Mikhail Grigorenko were scratches in Thursday's 2-1 SO loss vs Florida.
D Tyler Myers suspended 3 games by NHL DoPS for an illegal check to the head of Devils' F Danius Zubrus.
F Cody McCormick (UBI), F Kevin Porter (LBI), D Henrik Tallinder (UBI) and F Drew Stafford (UBI) are on IR.
Weekly Transactions
01/09: Recalled F Mikhail Grigorenko from Russian U-20 National Team; Placed F Drew Stafford (UBI) on IR
01/10: Assigned D Brayden McNabb to Rochester (AHL).
01/11: Recalled D Brayden McNabb from Rochester (AHL); Activated F Cody Hodgson from IR;
Assigned F Johan Larsson and D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL);
Loaned F Mikhail Grigorenko to Quebec (QMJHL).
According to the Stats
In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 5-3-2.
Steve Ott has an assist in each of his past two games.
Matt D'Agostini has a goal and an assist in his past two games.
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