Marcus Johansson returned to the lineup and
had one goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals defeated the Nashville
Predators 5-3 at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.
Johansson missed four games with an
upper-body injury.
“I think it took a little bit to get in the
game, but just fun and exciting to be back,” Johansson said. “You miss hanging
around with the boys. You miss playing games so it was a lot of fun.”
Washington (39-9-4) has won four
consecutive games, improving to 27-1-0 after scoring the first goal.
Predators forward Colin Wilson returned to
the lineup after missing 12 games with a lower-body injury. Goalie Pekka Rinne struggled
in net again for Nashville (25-21-8) and stopped 17 of 21 shot attempts.