Washington Capitals Top 10 Prospects Rankings

1. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C - 2010 1st Round Pick Traktor Chelyabinsk

2. Stanislav Galiev, F - 2010 3rd Round Pick Hershey AHL 3. Andre Burakovsky, LW - 2013 1st Round Pick Erie OHL 4. Philipp Grubauer, G - 2010 4th Round Pick Hershey AHL 5. Chandler Stephenson, C - 2012 3rd Round Pick Regina WHL 6. Madison Bowey, D - 2013 2nd Round Pick Kelowna WHL 7. Zachary Sanford, LW - 2013 3rd Round Pick Waterloo USHL 8. Tomas Kundratek, D - Acquired in trade in 2011 Hershey WHL 9. Riley Barber, RW - 2012 6th Round Pick Miami University 10. Jaynen Rissling, D - 2012 7th Round Pick Calgary WHL

Washington Capitals Second Game Opening Lineup with Line Combinations

The Capitals switched up their first two lines with Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Johansson starting in the second game which is the home opener. Brouwer, Laich and Grabovski started the game in the opener at Chicago. The Washington Capitals Second Game Lineup vs. Calgary Flames

Lines

Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson

Troy Brouwer, Brooks Laich, Mikhail Grabovski
Jason Chimera, Eric Fehr, Joel Ward
Tom Wilson, Michael Latta, Martin Erat

Defensive Pairings

John Carlson, John Erskine
Mike Green, Karl Alzner
Connor Carrick, Jack Hillen

Starting Goaltender: Braden Holtby  Backup: Michal Neuvirth

Scratched: LW Aaron Volpatti, D Steve Oleksy, C Jay Beagle

Washington Capitals Actual Opening Night Lineup

The Washington Capitals Lineup

Lines

Troy Brouwer, Brooks Laich, Mikhail Grabovski
Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson
Jason Chimera, Eric Fehr, Joel Ward
Tom Wilson, Michael Latta, Martin Erat

Defensive Pairings

John Carlson, John Erskine
Mike Green, Karl Alzner
Connor Carrick, Jack Hillen

Starting Goaltender: Braden Holtby  Backup: Michal Neuvirth

Scratched: LW Aaron Volpatti, D Steve Oleksy, C Jay Beagle

Washington Capitals Send 5 Players Back to their Junior Teams

The Washington Capitals sent 2013 1st Round Pick Forward Andre Burakovsky to Erie of the OHL, Defenseman Madison Bowey to Kelowna of the WHL, Defenseman Tyler Lewington to Medicine Hat of the WHL, Forward Chandler Stephenson to Regina of the WHL, and Defenseman Jaynen Rissling to Calgary of the WHL.

2013 NHL Draft Prospect Battle - Burakovsky vs. Shinkaruk vs. Klimchuk

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Washington Capitals make the right selection with left wing Andre Burakovsky? Juniors star player Hunter Shinkaruk was on the board and left wing Morgan Klimchuk who was selected by the Calgary Flames at the 28th pickwas also available. Several wingers went in the draft from the 19th pick to the 37th selection.
More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start.
23rd Overall Pick Left Wing Andre Burakovsky Washington Capitals

24th Overall Pick Left Wing/Center Hunter Shinkaruk Vancouver Canucks 28th Overall Pick Left Wing Morgan Klimchuk Calgary Flames

2013 Draft Prospects Tracker

Bookmark this blog to track the Washington Capitals prospects and updated statistics for the upcoming season. Instead of looking up the players throughout the season, you can track their statistics here. The Capitals will likely have 2013 Draft prospects playing in a Sweden Pro League, the USHL, and WHL.

1st Round Left Wing Andre Burakovsky 6-1, 176 Malmo (Sweden) - Born in Austria - Burakovsky is open to playing in North America Junior Hockey league but may end up playing in Sweden. He is expected to take some time to develop.

ANDRE BURAKOVSKY
2nd Round Defenseman Madison Bowey 6-0, 195 Kelowna (WHL) - Bowey is expected to return to Kelowna in 2013-2014.

MADISON BOWEY
2nd Round Left Wing Zachary Sanford 6-3, 185 Islanders (EJHL) - Sanford who turns 19 years old in November is expected to play for the Islanders in 2013-2014 and he also committed to Boston College in 2014-2015.

ZACHARY STANFORD
5th Round Defenseman Blake Heinrich 5-10, 192 Sioux City (USHL) - Heinrich is expected to play another year in junior hockey in the USHL at Sioux City in 2013-2014 and he is committed to Minnesota-Duluth which will most likely be in 2014-2015.

BLAKE HEINRICH
6th Round Center Brian Pinho 6-0, 173 St. John’s Prep, high school - Pinho is planning to play for Indiana in the USHL in 2013-2014 and he is committed to Providence in 2014-2015.

BRIAN PINHO
7th Round Defenseman Tyler Lewington 6-1, 189 Medicine Hat (WHL) - Lewington will play for Medicine Hat in the WHL in 2013-2014.

TYLER LEWINGTON

2012 Draft Prospects Tracker

Track the Washington Capitals prospects and updated statistics for the upcoming season here. You don't have to look up the players each time throughout the season, you can track their statistics here. The Capitals will likely have 2012 Draft prospects playing in a Sweden Pro League, the USHL, and WHL.

1st Round Forward Filip Forsberg - Traded to Nashville for Martin Erat and Michael Latta on April 3, 2013. 1st Round Right Wing Tom Wilson - Wilson has a shot at making the Capitals in 2013-2014 but if he doesn't, he will return to Plymouth in the OHL.

3rd Round Forward Chandler Stephenson - He is expected to return to Regina in the WHL in 2013-2014. 4th Round Left Wing Thomas DiPauli - DiPauli is expected to go back to Notre Dame for 2013-2014. 4th Round Right Wing Austin Wuthrich - Wuthrich will likely be back at Notre Dame in 2013-2014 for his junior year. 5th Round Defenseman Connor Carrick - Carrick will be back on Plymouth in the OHL in 2013-2014. 6th Round Right Wing Riley Barber - He is expected to return to Miami for his sophomore season in 2013-2014. 7th Round Defenseman Christian Djoos - Djoos will likely be playing for Byrnas in the Swedish Hockey League this upcoming season 7th Round Defenseman Jaynen Rissling - Rissling is playing for Calgary Hitmen of the WHL this year. 7th Round Goaltender Sergey Kostenko - Kostenko returned to Russia to compete for a spot on his home team Metallurg. Washington still has his rights if he ever returns.