{"id":82674,"date":"2025-12-05T11:46:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/82674\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:46:37","slug":"nhl-game-preview-washington-capitals-at-anaheim-ducks-with-line-combinations-12-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/82674\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 12\/5\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NHL<\/p>\n

AP Photo\/Kyusung Gong<\/p>\n

Washington Capitals (17-9-2, 36 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (16-10-1, 33 pts) <\/p>\n

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Friday, December 5
Time: 10:00 pm EST
How To Watch:\u00a0ESPN+\/MNMT\/Victory+KCOP-13
Radio: WJFK 106.7 FM\/830 AM KLAA<\/p>\n

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Capitals won their sixth straight and their third straight on the road trip with a 7-1 win over the Sharks. During their winning streak, they\u2019re averaging 4.5 goals per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game. Tonight wraps up the road trip, and the Capitals have won nine of their last ten games. <\/p>\n

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Ducks suffered a 7-0 loss to the Mammoth on Wednesday. They\u2019re 5-5-0 in their last ten games, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 3.5 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Washington Capitals Projected Lines:<\/p>\n

Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier
Protas-McMichael-Wilson
Leonard-Dowd-Frank
Duhaime-Lapierre-Milano<\/p>\n

Fehervary-Sandin
Chychrun-Roy
Chisholm-Van Riemsdyk<\/p>\n

Thompson
Lindgren<\/p>\n

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines<\/p>\n

Kreider-Carlsson-Terry
Gauthier-McTavish-Sennecke
Vatrano-Poehling-Killorn
Johnston-Harkins<\/p>\n

LaCombe-Helleson
Zellweger-Trouba
Mintyukov-Gudas
Moore<\/p>\n

Husso
Buteyets<\/p>\n

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Players To Watch:<\/p>\n

Washington Capitals<\/p>\n

Aliaksei Protas had a hat trick in one of the two meetings against the Ducks last season.<\/p>\n

Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n

Frank Vatrano scored a goal and added an assist in one of the two games against Washington last season. The Ducks were shut out in the other game against the Capitals.<\/p>\n

Injury Report:<\/p>\n

Washington Capitals<\/p>\n

F Pierre-Luc Dubois \u2013 IR
D John Carlson \u2013 Out
F Justin Sourdif\u00a0\u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n

G Petr Mrazek \u2013 DTD
G Lukas Dostal\u00a0\u2013 Out
F Mikael Granlund \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n

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