NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 1/16/2025

Aliaksei Protas skating for the Washington Capitals
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Washington Capitals (29-10-5, 63 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (22-18-3, 47 Pts)

Venue: Canadian Tire Center
Date: Tonight – Thursday, January 16
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, MNMT
Radio:
Washington – Caps Radio 24/7
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Washington -1.5 ML -124
Ottawa +1.5 ML +148
O/U 5.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals have won back-to-back games after a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Washington is 14-6-1 on the road this season. The Caps have the league’s third-ranked power play.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators have won three games in a row after a 2-0 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. The Sens are 11-7-1 at home this season. Ottawa has the tenth-ranked power play in the NHL.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines

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

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Shepard

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
Giroux-Stutzle-Gaudette
Cousins-Pinto-Greig
Highmore-Ostapchuk-MacEwen

Chabot-Jensen
Sanderson-Zub
Kleven-Matinpalo

Forsberg
Merilainen

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Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals

Pierre-Luc Dubois has seven goals and 27 assists for the Capitals. Tom Wilson has six goals and three assists over the last ten games.

Ottawa Senators

Adam Gaudette has scored 14 goals with five assists for the Senators. Ridly Greig has three goals and one assist 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
G Charlie Lindgren – IR

Ottawa Senators

C Michael Amadio – IR – Out indefinitely
LW David Perron – Day to day
G Linus Ullmark – Week to week
D Travis Hamonic – Out two to four weeks
D Jacob Bernard-Docker – Day to day
LW Cole Reinhardt – Day to day

Next Game

Washington Capitals – January 18 vs Pittsburgh Penguins
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