The Washington Capitals will look to rebound from a rather poor performance in their opening season loss to Tamp Bay. Caps clearly struggled a bit, especially on defense, playing in the new Adam Oates system. Tonight is Game Two of 48 and the Caps will host the Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg has opened their season at 0-2.
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Caps know they have work to do to fully grasp and become comfort bale within Oates' system. Eyes will turn to team captain Alexander Ovechkin. As they work to grasp the system, Ovechkin will need to step up as the dynamic scorer that he can be. Ovechkin knows that as well. His line will be absolutely critical to the Caps success, especially early on.
As Washington readied for its home opener at Verizon Center on Tuesday night against the Winnipeg Jets, O...
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PLAYERS:
Adam Oates,
Alexander Ovechkin,
Braden Holtby,
Joel Ward,
Anders Lindback
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets
TEAMS: Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets
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