{"id":391955,"date":"2026-01-05T15:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/391955\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:34:14","slug":"nhl-game-preview-anaheim-ducks-at-washington-capitals-with-line-combinations-1-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/391955\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 1\/5\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NHL-Game-Preview-Anaheim-Ducks-at-Washington-Capitals-with-Line-Combinations-1.5.26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 1\/5\/26\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by:Mark J. Terrill-AP)<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks (21-17-3, 45 pts) at Washington Capitals (21-15-6, 48 pts)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Capital One Arena<br \/>Date: Monday, January 5<br \/>Time: 7:00 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch:\u00a0ESPN+, KCOP, Victory+ Sports Network, Monumental Sports Network<br \/>Radio:\u00a0KLAA 830, 106.7 The Fan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">The Ducks dropped their fifth straight game on Friday in a 5-2 loss to the Wild. They\u2019re averaging 2.2 goals per game while allowing 4.6 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Capitals lost 3-2 in their last game on Saturday, 3-2 in a shootout to the Blackhawks. They\u2019re 2-2-1 in their last five games, averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn<br \/>Kreider-McTavish-Sennecke<br \/>Nesterenko-Granlund-Terry<br \/>Harkins-Poehling-Johnston<\/p>\n<p>LaCombe-Trouba<br \/>Mintyukov-Moore<br \/>Zellweger-Gudas<\/p>\n<p>Mrazek<br \/>Dostal<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/anaheim-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=anaheim&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get your Anaheim Hockey Merchandise Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Beauvillier-Strome-Ovechkin<br \/>McMichael-Sourdif-Wilson<br \/>Frank-Dowd-Leonard<br \/>Milano-Lapierre-Duhaime<\/p>\n<p>Fehervary-Carlson<br \/>Chychrun-Roy<br \/>Sandin-Van Riemsdyk<\/p>\n<p>Lindgren<br \/>Thompson<\/p>\n<p>Buy Washington Hockey Gear Below!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/search?q=florida&amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/florida-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=florida&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/washington-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=was&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Hockey \u2013 Inside The Rink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/mason-mctavish\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mason McTavish<\/a> had the winning goal in the shootout last time these two teams met back on December 5th in the 4-3 win.<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/ethen-frank\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ethen Frank<\/a> had a goal on one shot in the last meeting, which the Capitals lost to the Ducks on December 5th.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">F <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/frank-vatrano\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Vatrano<\/a> \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">F\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/pierre-luc-dubois-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pierre-Luc Dubois<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR<br \/>F <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/tom-wilson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Wilson<\/a> -DTD<br \/>F <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/player-profile-aliaksei-protas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aliaksei Protas<\/a> \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n<p>Next Game<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767627254_249_8db68b5dc1a6417474926df3f6d3c47ad5c5859e11a1a42050a5fdf654aba77b\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JC Giff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father of 3, Bruins, Red Sox, Cubs, Liverpool, Syracuse football and Basketball Fan. Love Fantasy Football, Baseball and Hockey. If I am not at work, I either at an ice rink, Ball field or spending quality time with my family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo by:Mark J. 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