The Detroit Red Wings sit at 15-13-and-3 today, and hope to make forward progress against the 19-6-and-7 Washington Capitals, who they host in the final game of 2021 (7:30 PM EST start on Bally Sports Detroit/NBCS Washington/97.1 FM).
Washington returned to play after the NHL’s pause with a 5-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday, but WashingtonCapitals.com’s Mike Vogel’s game preview for tonight’s affair reports that the Caps have some COVID issues on defense still, with Dennis Cholowski, Martin Fehervary, Nick Jensen and Justin Schultz all hitting the COVID list, so Washington brings a patchwork defensive corps into Detroit.
As you already know by now, the Capitals have an explosive offense, so if the Wings plan on sitting on their 11-3-and-2 home record, it’s going to be a bumpy New Year’s Eve.
I apologize for not having posted a more thorough game preview…Last night I had a bad anxiety attack, and it shut me down for about 2-and-a-half hours. I felt the attack coming, and took some medication to help shut it down, but living with chronic mental illnesses can be a pain in the ass.
You’ve got me this morning, at least.
Anyway, your friendly neighborhood Red Wings took to the ice at LCA for their morning skate at 10:30 AM, per the Wings’ Twitter account…
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