Tonight: Jets-Capitals

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This article was published 23/04/2013 (4551 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

ҕӕ ABOUT THE CAPS

Alex Ovechkin’s 30 goals lead the team, and the league, heading into tonight’s game. The Great 8 has 51 points on the season.

Lost in Ovechkin’s second-half charge is the matter of centre Mike Ribeiro’s fine season. He has 47 points, only four fewer than Ovechkin.

The Jets own a victory in their only previous appearance this season in Washington, a 4-1 win on Jan. 22. Washington won all three in Winnipeg this season.

One reason the Caps lead the Southeast Division heading into tonight’s game — they are 14-3-0 in games versus division opponents this season.

The Caps’ power play will be of concern to the Jets tonight. Washington is leading the NHL in power-play percentage at 26.1. That will be a tough unit to stop. On the penalty-killing side, the Caps are 28th, at a poor 77.8 per cent.

WINNIPEG JETS

31 Ondrej Pavelec

35 Al Montoya

3 Jacob Trouba

4 Paul Postma

5 Mark Stuart

6 Ron Hainsey

7 Derek Meech

8 Alexander Burmistrov

9 Evander Kane

12 Olli Jokinen

13 Kyle Wellwood

15 Mike Santorelli

16 Andrew Ladd

17 James Wright

18 Bryan Little

20 Antti Miettinen

21 Aaron Gagnon

22 Chris Thorburn

23 Arturs Kulda

24 Grant Clitsome

26 Blake Wheeler

27 Eric Tangradi

33 Dustin Byfuglien

44 Zach Bogosian

80 Nik Antropov

WASHINGTON

CAPITALS

30 Michal Neuvirth

70 Braden Holtby

4 John Erskine

8 Alex Ovechkin

9 Mike Ribeiro

10 Martin Erat

16 Eric Fehr

17 Wojtek Wolski

19 Nicklas Backstrom

20 Troy Brouwer

21 Brooks Laich

24 Aaron Volpatti

25 Jason Chimera

26 Matt Hendricks

27 Karl Alzner

38 Jack Hillen

42 Joel Ward

52 Mike Green

55 Jeff Schultz

61 Steve Oleksy

74 John Carlson

83 Jay Beagle

85 Mathieu Perreault

90 Marcus Johansson

— Tim Campbell