New Year’s Eve Caps Clips: Capitals vs. Predators Game Day

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Previews of today’s matinee meetup with the Predators from Vogs (plus game notes), NHL, Sports Xchange, AP, NBCSW, Peerless and Nova Caps and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at On the Forecheck for the other side of tonight’s matchup.

Matt Niskanen is still most likely out, but old friend Brooks Orpik could be a game-time addition. Hurry back, Batya! [NBCSW, WaPo, NoVa Caps]

Niskanen was well enough to speak with the media after practice. He went through concussion protocol and does not have a concussion, but provided no other information on his injury. He also noted that the collision(s) were entirely…