NHL Game Preview Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 3/11/2025

NHL Game Preview Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 3/11/2025

Washington Capitals (42-14-8, 92 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (28-28-7, 63 Pts)


Venue: Honda Center
Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time: 10:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MNMT/KCOP-13/Victory+
Radio:
Washington – WJFK 106.7 FM / WFED 1500 AM
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Washington: -1.5 ML -205
Anaheim: +1.5 ML +170
O/U 5.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals have won four straight games most recently beating the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Sunday. The Capitals have averaged 4.25 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.50 goals per game. Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson are on a four game point streaks. Wilson has seven points in four games recording three goals and four assists. Strome has a goal and three assists.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks snapped a two game skid on Sunday with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders. They are 2-3-0 in March recording 3.60 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.20 goals per game. Sam Colangelo and Mason McTavish are on a four game point streaks. Colangelo has five goals and an assist in that stretch. McTavish has three goals and three assists in his streak.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines: 

Ovechkin-Strome-Wilson
Protas-Dubois-McMichael
Mangiapane-Eller-Raddysh
Duhaime-Dowd-Beauvillier

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Lindgren

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Zegras-Carlsson-Killorn
Gauthier-McTavish-Colangelo
Harkins-Lundestrom-Johnston

Lacombe-Gudas
Zellweger-Trouba
Mintyukov-Helleson

Dostal
Husso

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Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals

Brandon Duhaime this season has 15 points on seven goals and eight assists. He ‘s faced the Ducks five times in his career recording three points on two goals and an assist; in the meeting earlier this season he had a goal and an assist.

Anaheim Ducks

Trevor Zegras this season has 18 points on seven goals and 11 assists. He’s faced the Capitals four times in his career recording six points on three goals and three assists; he hasn’t faced them since 2022-23, in two games he had a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals 

LW Sonny Milano – IR
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR
C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR

Anaheim Ducks

F Robby Fabbri – IR   
F Brock McGinn – IR
G John Gibson – DTD

Next Game

Washington – March 13 at Los Angeles Kings
Anaheim – March 12 at Utah Hockey Club

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