Washington Capitals’ Roster For Penultimate Preseason Game at Columbus Blue Jackets: Both NHL Goaltenders, Rasmus Sandin To Dress

The Washington Capitals announced the roster that will dress for their penultimate preseason tilt against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Monday night (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, ESPN+ out-0f-market).

Defenseman Rasmus Sandin will make his preseason debut after reporting to training camp late due to visa issues.

Washington is expected dress most of their expected opening night lineup for October 12 vs. the New Jersey Devils, except the team’s first-line of Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, and Andrew Mangiapane and top defensive pairing of Jakob Chychrun and John Carlson, all of whom have played the past two games.

The roster also features three recent first-round picks by the team in centers Connor McMichael (25th overall, 2019) and Hendrix Lapierre (22nd, 2020) in addition to left-wing Ivan Miroshnichenko (20th, 2022).

Left-wing Jakub Vrana, who is attending Washington’s training camp on a PTO agreement, will play his third consecutive game and fourth overall after notching a goal and an assist in his last two.

Logan Thompson will play the whole game in net, according to head coach Spencer Carbery.

Here is the expected roster for Monday’s game in Ohio:

Graphic: @Capitals

The roster Columbus should ice on Monday can be found below:

Graphic: @BlueJacketsNHL

Columbus defeated Washington by a score of 8-4 in the District on Friday in the first of the two’s home-and-home set.

Washington’s final preseason game will take place at Capital One Arena on Saturday against the Boston Bruins (5 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network locally, NHL Network nationally).

By Harrison Brown