Stanley Cup Finals Game 3: Projected Lineups & Game Notes

The Washington Capitals did exactly what you are supposed to do in Game 2, go on the road and steal a game. 

Despite losing Evgeny Kuznetsov to an upper-body injury in the first period, the Capitals held on to a 3-2 win in Vegas on Wednesday. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot Washington in Game 2, but Braden Holtby bounced back after a tough Game 1 and made an absurd stick-save late in the game to preserve the win. 

Coming into Saturday’s Game 3, the Capitals are expected to have Kuznetsov back in the lineup after he practiced on both Friday and Saturday. 

Neither team is expected to make any changes in Game 3. After two exciting games to start the series, we should be in for a dandy on Saturday evening. 

Projected Lineups

	Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom – T.J. Oshie Andre Burakovsky – Lars Eller – Brett Connolly Chandler Stephenson – Jay Beagle – Devante Smith-Pelly Michal Kempny – John Carlson Dmitri Orlov – Matt Niskanen Brooks Orpik – Christian Djoos Braden Holtby
	Jonathan Marchessault – William Karlsson – Reilly Smith David Perron – Erik Haula – James Neal Alex Tuch – Cody Eakin – Ryan Carpenter Ryan Reaves – Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Tomas Nosek Brayden McNabb – Nate Schmidt Deryk Engelland – Shea Theodore Colin Miller – Luca Sbisa Marc-Andre Fleury