NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 1/30/2025

Washington Capitals (34-11-5, 73 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (26-20-4, 56 Pts)

Venue: Canadian Tire Center
Date: Tonight- Thursday, January 30
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+
Radio:
Washington – WJFK 106.7 FM / WFED 1500 AM
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Washington -1.5 ML -112
Ottawa +1.5 ML -108
O/U 5.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals have won seven of their last eight games after a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Washington is 18-7-1 on the road this season. The Caps won the previous matchup with Ottawa 1-0 in overtime.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators have won back-to-back games after a 3-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday and have won three straight home games. Ottawa is 14-7-2 at home. The Sens are 12-4-3 in one-goal games.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines

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

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Lindgren

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Tkachuk-Stutzle-Giroux
Perron-Norris-Batherson
Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Highmore-Ostapchuk-Gaudette

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Hamonic
Kleven-Matinpalo

Merilainen
Forsberg

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Ottawa Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals

Pierre-Luc Dubois has 20 points in his last 21 games. Ethen Frank has a three-game point streak, with goals in back-to-back games.

Ottawa Senators

Tim Stutzle has scored 16 goals with 32 assists for the Senators. Shane Pinto has three goals and five assists over the past ten games.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals

F Sonny Milano – IR
F TJ Oshie – LTIR
C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR

Ottawa Senators

G Linus Ullmark – Week to week
D Jacob Bernard-Docker – Day to day
LW Cole Reinhardt – Day to day
C Josh Norris – Out three games
D Nick Jensen – Out at least two games
C Nick Cousins – Out six to eight weeks

Next Game

Washington Capitals – February 1 vs Winnipeg Jets
Ottawa Senators – February 1 vs Minnesota Wild

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