Updated with Caps morning skate Tweets at 11:45 AM: After today’s morning skate ahead of tonight’s game vs. Washington (7:30 PM on Bally Sports Detroit/NBC Sports Washington/97.1 FM), Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill informed us that Filip Hronek, Marc Staal and Lucas Raymond would be “game-time decisions.”
Here’s a video of Blashill speaking with the media from the Red Wings’ YouTube channel:
Update: FYI’s from the Capitals’ morning skate:
Zach Fucale will get the start in net tonight in Detroit, per Head Coach Laviolette. pic.twitter.com/Sn49RynB9s— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 11, 2021
Capitals are holding an optional skate this morning ahead of their game vs Detroit. Well-attended. All three goalies on the ice. Puck drop at 7:30pm. pic.twitter.com/NS69vFcf9O— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) November 11, 2021
Fucale is set to be the fifth #ALLCAPS player to make his NHL debut this season (joining Lapierre, Leason, Protas, AJF).— Sammi Silber (@sammi_silber) November 11, 2021
Zach Fucale will start in net for the Capitals, per Laviolette. Ilya Samsonov will backup.
Vitek Vanecek is taking a maintenance day.— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) November 11, 2021
