Coming off a statement win over the St. Louis Blues that snapped a four-game losing skid, the Washington Capitals are right back at it, this time against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins.
Here’s what to know before puck drop at 7:30 p.m.
The Capitals will not have any lineup changes as they continue to adapt with Pierre-Luc Dubois out for an extended period of time. Their 5-on-5 scoring appeared to ignite on Wednesday, so those lines will remain the same.
Charlie
Lindgren will get the start against the Penguins with Logan Thompson having played against the Blues.
Here are the line combinations:
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas-Connor McMichael-Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano-Hendrix Lapierre-Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime-NIc Dowd-Justin Sourdif
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun-Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Power Play 1: Ovechkin, Carlson, Strome, Wilson, Chychrun
Power Play 2: Sandin, Leonard, Beauvillier, Milano, McMichael
– Alex Ovechkin picked up his 900th career NHL goal on Wednesday and appeared to have a jump in his step as he got back on the board.
– Tom Wilson has points in 10 of 13 games this season and has points in three straight as he leads the Capitals in scoring..
– Jakob Chychrun had three assists against the Blues, and John Carlson is also coming off a multi-point game.
