NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 12/5/2025

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Washington Capitals (17-9-2, 36 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (16-10-1, 33 pts)

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

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

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’re 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.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks suffered a 7-0 loss to the Mammoth on Wednesday. They’re 5-5-0 in their last ten games, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 3.5 goals per game.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines:

Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier
Protas-McMichael-Wilson
Leonard-Dowd-Frank
Duhaime-Lapierre-Milano

Fehervary-Sandin
Chychrun-Roy
Chisholm-Van Riemsdyk

Thompson
Lindgren

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Kreider-Carlsson-Terry
Gauthier-McTavish-Sennecke
Vatrano-Poehling-Killorn
Johnston-Harkins

LaCombe-Helleson
Zellweger-Trouba
Mintyukov-Gudas
Moore

Husso
Buteyets

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Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals

Aliaksei Protas had a hat trick in one of the two meetings against the Ducks last season.

Anaheim Ducks

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.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals

F Pierre-Luc Dubois – IR
D John Carlson – Out
F Justin Sourdif – Out

Anaheim Ducks

G Petr Mrazek – DTD
G Lukas Dostal – Out
F Mikael Granlund – DTD

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