It’s hard to say there are no surprises on the Washington Capitals‘ first 23-man roster of the new season.
The Capitalsclaimed winger Dmitrij Jaskin off waivers from the St. Louis Blues earlier Tuesday, five hours before the deadline to pare their NHL roster to a maximum of 23 players.
Due to Tom Wilson facing a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety and injuries to two starting-caliber players, the Capitals‘ 23-man roster looks a bit different than it would have been projected this time last week.
Here are the 23 players, organized by position and alphabetically by last name, on the Capitals‘ roster as they begin their title defense:
Forwards (15):
Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky, Brett Connolly, Nic Dowd, Lars Eller, Dmitrij Jaskin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jayson Megna, T.