NBCSN’s coverage of the 2018-19 NHL season continues with the Wednesday Night Hockey matchup between the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here.
Yes, every team hopes to enter the All-Star break on a high note, but the Capitals rank among those with the most incentive to churn out another win.
They’ve lost six consecutive games, and since it looks like Alex Ovechkin’s playing on Wednesday (thus meaning he’s suspended for a game on Feb. 1), falling to the Maple Leafs would really make for a dour way to begin a little hockey vacation.
With the Bruins and Canadiens not all that far behind the Maple Leafs for second place in the Atlantic, don’t expect Toronto to take it easy on Wednesday. Considering all of these factors, it should be fascinating to watch these two teams duke it out.
[WATCH LIVE - COVERAGE BEGINS AT 6:30 P.M. ET - NBCSN]
What: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs
Where: Scotiabank Arena
When: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN
Live stream: You can watch the Capitals - Maple Leafs stream on NBC Sports’ live stream page and the NBC Sports app.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
CAPITALS
Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Dmitrij Jaskin -- Lars Eller -- Brett Connolly
Chandler Stephenson -- Travis Boyd -- Andre Burakovsky
Dmitry Orlov -- John Carlson
Michal Kempny -- Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik -- Jonas Siegenthaler
Starting goalie: Braden Holtby
MAPLE LEAFS
Patrick Marleau -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Kasperi Kapanen
Connor Brown -- Nazem Kadri -- William Nylander
Par Lindholm -- Frederik Gauthier -- Trevor Moore
Morgan Rielly -- Ron Hainsey
Travis Dermott -- Nikita Zaitsev
Martin Marincin -- Igor Ozhiganov
Starting goalie: Frederik Andersen
Gord Miller (play-by-play), Brian Boucher (analyst) and Ray Ferraro (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will have the call.
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James O’Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @cyclelikesedins.