The future looks bright for the Capitals, but they won't be the only youth on the ice at the Wachovia Center tonight. Ken Hitchcock will be starting three rookies in the center position against Washington tonight. Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, and R.J. Umberger will be the rookie players in very important positions.
This won't be the all-star lineup Flyers that we have seen in Philadelphia's previous games. Keith Primeau will be out of the lineup, nursing a concussion.
This is a great opportunity for the Caps to steal one away from the Flyers, if they continue their hard work and disciplined system. Hitchcock's team will be ready for the Caps, and it should be pretty entertaining.
Capitals recall Nolan Yonkman and Tomas Fleischmann from Hershey. Fleischmann is 10th in the AHL in scoring with at least a point in each of last nine games. Yonkman is returning after a short stint for conditioning.
By the Numbers:
- 0-3: Capitals' record when they are the first team to score (Vancouver is a perfect 8-0 when scoring first).
- 11.2%: Capitals' power play percentage, good enough for 29th in the league (only the Blue Jackets are worse).
- 24: Number of hits credited to Alexander Ovechkin.
- 25:50: Amount of time per game (minutes:seconds) Jamie Heward has been on the ice (ranked 12th in the league among all players).
TV - Comcast Sportsnet, Radio - 570 AM. Go Caps!
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