Tonight's Lineup: Caps at Thrashers (Updated)
Jose Theodore will start in goal at Philips Arena and will oppose Kari Lehtonen as both teams seek franchise records. The Caps can tie the club mark for consecutive wins (6) and the Thrashers are going for a club record sixth straight win.
As I mentioned earlier, the star power will be a little down tonight. Sergei Fedorov and Donald Brashear are definitely out for Washington and Mike Green didn't participate fully in warm-ups. So Green looks to be out, too, meaning Brian Pothier will make his return from a 14-month layoff because of post-concussion syndrome. Atlanta, meantime, is without leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk.
Assuming Green is out -- I won't know for certain until game time -- the lineup should look like this:
Forwards
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Kozlov
Laich-Nylander-Semin
Fleischmann-Aucoin-Fehr
Steckel-Gordon-Bradley
Defense
Morrisonn-Poti
Schultz-Jurcina
Erskine-Pothier
Check back later for some postgame notes and quotes.
Update:Green is a scratch.
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Tarik El-Bashir
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March 16, 2009; 6:13 PM ET
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Posted by: Don-Ald | March 16, 2009 6:46 PM | Report abuse
I have exederine for Pts
Posted by: Leeguru | March 16, 2009 6:46 PM | Report abuse
LET'S GO CAPS!!!
Posted by: ludeman95 | March 16, 2009 6:48 PM | Report abuse
Jerk
Posted by: mikebrady1 | March 16, 2009 6:50 PM | Report abuse
pots i meant to say
Posted by: Leeguru | March 16, 2009 6:52 PM | Report abuse
Let's GOO Caps!
Unleash the Fury!
Fear the Weagle!
...and all that jazz. Best of luck, Pothier!
Posted by: LeftCoastCapsFan | March 16, 2009 6:52 PM | Report abuse
It is really nice to see "Pothier" listed as playing in the game. Such a great story!
Posted by: armonroe | March 16, 2009 6:53 PM | Report abuse
here's hoping Pothier has a great game!
Posted by: just_call_me_shell | March 16, 2009 6:54 PM | Report abuse
Welcome back and stay safe Mr. Pothier
Posted by: just_call_me_shell | March 16, 2009 6:55 PM | Report abuse
NHL Gamecenter is garbage. $30/mo and this game is blacked out.
Posted by: threesilhouettes | March 16, 2009 6:57 PM | Report abuse
threesilhouettes
why and where is it blacked out?
Posted by: mauree | March 16, 2009 7:00 PM | Report abuse
any streaming sites 4 tonights game
Posted by: vik191 | March 16, 2009 7:09 PM | Report abuse
I was on the road in February and tried to use gamecenter as well and it was blacked out for me. It was a Versus night for that game and it is on Versus again tonight. My guess is that is why it is blacked out.
Posted by: voetbalpsu | March 16, 2009 7:22 PM | Report abuse
It probably has to do with where you call 'home'. If you call the DC area home, then even if you are on the road, the DC feed will always be blacked out. Gamecenter and Center Ice are intended for out-of-town feeds only.
Posted by: GregAnnapolis | March 16, 2009 7:31 PM | Report abuse
This team can't score and can't defend, nothing changes from game to game....
Posted by: 555Mass | March 16, 2009 9:26 PM | Report abuse
The Caps can tie the club mark for consecutive wins (6)...big time typo...
Posted by: 4shosho | March 16, 2009 10:09 PM | Report abuse
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Good Luck Pots!!