NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 12/12/2024

Washington Capitals (19-6-2, 40 Pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (12-13-3, 27 Pts)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Tonight – Thursday, December 12
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, MNMT
Radio:
Washington – 106.7 FM WJFK
Columbus – CBJ Radio App

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Washington -1.5 ML -162
Columbus +1.5 ML +136
O/U 6.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals are coming off a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Washington defeated the Blue Jackets 7-2 in their first meeting this season. The Caps lead the NHL with 4.04 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Tuesday night. Columbus has the 21st-ranked power play and the 30th-ranked penalty kill in the league.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines

Protas-Strome-Wilson

McMichael-Dubois-Raddysh

Lapierre-Eller-Mangiapane

Duhaime-Dowd-Miroshnichenko

Fehervary-Carlson

Sandin-Roy

Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk

Thompson

Lindgren

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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Van Riemsdyk-Monahan-K. Johnson

Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko

Ashton-Reese-Sillinger-Olivier

Kuraly-Danforth-Labanc

Werenski-Fabbro

Provorov-Severson

Christiansen-Harris

Merzlikins

Tarasov

Columbus Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals

Dylan Strome has nine goals and 26 assists for the Capitals. Wilson has scored five goals and added four assists over the last ten games.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Zachary Werenski has scored nine goals with 20 assists for the Blue Jackets. Cole Sillinger has one goal and seven assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals

C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR – Out indefinitely
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR – Out indefinitely
LW Sonny Milano – IR – Week to week
LW Alex Ovechkin – IR – Out four to six weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets

D Erik Gudbranson – IR – Out indefinitely
C Boone Jenner – LTIR – Six months
C Gavin Brindley – IR – Four to six weeks
LW Yegor Chinakhov – Day to day

Next Game

Washington Capitals – December 14 vs Buffalo
Columbus Blue Jackets – December 14 vs Anaheim

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