The roster for the Capitals' run at the playoffs as been released. While there aren't too many shocking names on here, there are some surprises. The team must've felt that depth was needed. That being said, here is the roster.
Goalies
Braden Holtby
Pheonix Copley
Vitek Vanecek
Defensemen
Alexander Alexeyev
John Carlson
Brenden Dillon
Martin Fehervary
Radko Gudas
Nick Jensen
Michal Kempny
Tyler Lewington
Dmitry Orlov
Jonas Siegenthaler
Forwards
Nicklas Backstrom
Travis Boyd
Nic Dowd
Lars Eller
Carl Hagelin
Garnet Hathaway
Ilya Kovalchuk
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Philippe Maillet
Beck Malenstyn
Connor McMichael
TJ Oshie
Alex Ovechkin
Richard Panik
Brian Pinho
Daniel Sprong
Jakub Vrana
Tom Wilson
While it was interesting to see some names named to the roster like McMichael and Maillet, it gives the team good depth and the players an opportunity to see what playoff hockey is all about. This team is super talented, but are starting to age. This could be one of the last chances in seeing this team play for a Stanley Cup.
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