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Chicago Blackhawks (21-44-10, 52 pts) @ Washington Capitals (48-18-9, 105 pts)
6 pm – Capital One Arena
TV: CHSN (Ball/Pang)
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Murray)
The Chicago Blackhawks enter tonight’s game against the Eastern Conference’s top team with four straight losses and only one win in their last 12 games. The Washington Capitals have lost four of their last five games, and they are without their top goaltender, Logan Thompson. The likely Vezina Trophy finalist left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury and will “miss some time.”
The biggest story in the world of hockey is Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record for goals. He enters tonight just three away from becoming the NHL’s greatest goal-scorer. Can he net a hat trick for history tonight? Well, Ovechkin already has a historic hat trick against the Blackhawks in his career. On December 13, 2022, he lit the lamp three times at the United Center to join Gretzky and Gordie Howe as the only players in NHL history to have scored 800 goals.
Two of Ovechkin’s 33 career hat tricks have occurred this season – one against the Vegas Golden Knights in November and the other against the Edmonton Oilers in February. He netted a hat trick against tonight’s starting goaltender, Spencer Knight, on November 26, 2021, when he was a member of the Florida Panthers. Ovechkin has four goals in three career games against Knight.
Interim head coach Anders Sorensen has made two changes to his lineup after Wednesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Kurashev will draw in for Lukas Reichel on the third line, while Kevin Korchinski returns on the back end. Ethan Del Mastro will come out for Korchinski. According to Sorensen, Reichel is scratched for missing a team meeting this morning.
12/17 3-2 vs WSH
4/6 @ WSH
G-Ryan Donato (29)
A-Teuvo Teravainen (41)
P-Donato/Connor Bedard (59)
PPG-Bedard/Tyler Bertuzzi (9)
GWG-Bedard (5)
SOG-Bedard (177)
PIM-Pat Maroon (95)
G-Alex Ovechkin (39)
A-Dylan Strome (49)
P-Strome (73)
PPG-Ovechkin/Tom Wilson (11)
GWG– Ovechkin/Wilson/Aliaksei Protas (6)
SOG-Ovechkin (217)
PIM-Brandon Duhaime (91)
GF/G-2.69 (27th)
GA/G-3.59 (30th)
PP%-24.6 (10th)
PK%-81.1 (11th)
SOG/G-24.4 (32nd)
SA/G-31.1 (30th)
FO%-45.0 (31st)
PIM/G-8:47 (24th)
GF/G-3.60 (1st)
GA/G-2.68 (8th)
PP%-22.2 (13th)
PK%-81.3 (8th)
SOG/G-27.6 (21st)
SA/G-27.1 (9th)
FO%-50.2 (16th)
PIM/G-9:16 (25th)
Forwards
Ilya Mikheyev-Connor Bedard-Ryan Donato
Teuvo Teravainen-Frank Nazar-Tyler Bertuzzi
Landon Slaggert-Oliver Moore-Philipp Kurashev
Nick Foligno-Joe Veleno-Pat Maroon
Defensemen
Alex Vlasic-Sam Rinzel
Wyatt Kaiser-Artyom Levshunov
Kevin Korchinski-Connor Murphy
Scratched
D-T.J. Brodie, D-Louis Crevier, F-Lukas Reichel, D-Ethan Del Mastro
Injured
G-Laurent Brossoit (knee), F-Colton Dach (elbow), F-Jason Dickinson (wrist), D-Alec Martinez (upper body)
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson
Aliaksei Protas-Dylan Strome-Ryan Leonard
Andrew Mangiapane-Lars Eller-Connor McMichael
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun-Trevor Van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary-Matt Roy
Scratched
F-Anthony Beauvillier, D-Dylan McIlrath, F-Ethen Frank, D-Alexander Alexeyev
Injured
G-Logan Thompson (upper body), F-Sonny Milano (upper body), F-T.J. Oshie (back), F-Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
Spencer Knight (15-14-2, .902 SV%, 2.62 GAA, 2 SO) vs. Charlie Lindgren (17-12-3, .899 SV%, 2.66 GAA, 1 SO)
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