Game Thread: Nashville Predators (19-16-1) at Washington Capitals (17-11-5) – 30 Dec 2023 – 6:00PM CST

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# Nashville [](/r/predators) Predators (19-16-1) at Washington [](/r/caps) Capitals (17-11-5)

#Capital One Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
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|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|OT|SO|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|2|0|0|0|1|3|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|1|1|0|0|0|2|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|35|23|17|60.7%|9|6|1/2|13|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|28|18|22|39.3%|13|7|0/3|11|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|02:44|[NSH](/r/predators)|Even|[Luke Evangelista (5) wrist shot, assist(s): Dante Fabbro (6), Tommy Novak (11)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6344072353112)|
|1st|06:55|[NSH](/r/predators)|Power Play|[Roman Josi (8) wrist shot, assist(s): Gustav Nyquist (19), Ryan O’Reilly (16)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6344073936112)|
|1st|10:25|[WSH](/r/caps)|Even|[Beck Malenstyn (3) wrist shot, assist(s): Nic Dowd (2), Trevor van Riemsdyk (6)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6344070879112)|
|2nd|14:59|[WSH](/r/caps)|Even|[Alex Ovechkin (7) slap shot, assist(s): Dylan Strome (8), Aliaksei Protas (15)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6344073401112)|
|SO|—|[NSH](/r/predators)|—|Gustav Nyquist (8) wrist shot, assist(s): None|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|06:03|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|Alex Ovechkin cross-checking against Filip Forsberg|
|1st|12:46|[NSH](/r/predators)|MIN|2|Michael McCarron tripping against Joel Edmundson|
|1st|16:15|[NSH](/r/predators)|MAJ|5|Michael McCarron fighting against Tom Wilson|
|1st|16:15|[WSH](/r/caps)|MAJ|5|Tom Wilson fighting against Michael McCarron|
|1st|20:00|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|Joel Edmundson roughing against Jeremy Lauzon|
|1st|20:00|[NSH](/r/predators)|MIN|2|Jeremy Lauzon roughing against Joel Edmundson|
|2nd|12:56|[NSH](/r/predators)|MIN|2|Luke Evangelista holding against Nick Jensen|
|3rd|04:01|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|Connor McMichael holding against Juuso Parssinen|
|3rd|19:00|[NSH](/r/predators)|MIN|2|Luke Schenn hooking against Nicolas Aube-Kubel|

**Officials**

* Referees: Eric Furlatt, Beau Halkidis
* Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, CJ Murray

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|Connor McMichael|Tom Wilson|[NSH](/r/predators)|Filip Forsberg|Ryan O’Reilly|Gustav Nyquist|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Aliaksei Protas|Dylan Strome|Anthony Mantha|[NSH](/r/predators)|Tommy Novak|Cody Glass|Luke Evangelista|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Hendrix Lapierre|Evgeny Kuznetsov|Matthew Phillips|[NSH](/r/predators)|Cole Smith|Colton Sissons|Yakov Trenin|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Beck Malenstyn|Nic Dowd|Nicolas Aube-Kubel|[NSH](/r/predators)|Juuso Parssinen|Michael McCarron|Philip Tomasino|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Rasmus Sandin|John Carlson|[NSH](/r/predators)|Roman Josi|Dante Fabbro|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Joel Edmundson|Nick Jensen|[NSH](/r/predators)|Jeremy Lauzon|Alexandre Carrier|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Trevor van Riemsdyk|Ethan Bear|[NSH](/r/predators)|Ryan McDonagh|Luke Schenn|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[WSH](/r/caps)|Hunter Shepard|[NSH](/r/predators)|Yaroslav Askarov|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|[NSH](/r/predators)|Juuse Saros|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/nashville-predators/line-combinations/)

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##Game Info:

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|TV|BSSO, MNMT|
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