The Washington Capitals’ games and games for their season underway with the Buffalo Sabers

The Washington Capitals series will be scheduled for Thursday night for the start of the 2020-21 season against the Buffalo Sabers.

The most notable change that head coach Peter Laviolette made during the Capitals’ morning skate was to put Conor Sheary back in the third line for Daniel Sprong.

Capital letters at AM skate:

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Panik-Eller-Sheary
Hagelin-Dowd-Hathaway

Orlov-Carlson
Dillon-Schultz
Chara-Jensen

Extras: Jump, Siegenthaler, TvR

– Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) 14 January 2021

Laviolette confirmed after the skate that Ilya Samsonov will get the start.

Ilya Samsonov is the first goalkeeper of the ice. A quick fistfight with Scott Murray and chatting with Peter Laviolette before he leaves. https://t.co/d8rwKJiEL7

– Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) 14 January 2021

Inscription photo: Elizabeth Kong / RMNB