Here’s everything to know before puck drop between the Capitals and Canadiens.
The Washington Capitals got their Canadian road trip off to a strong start, and they’ll be looking to keep it going against the Montreal Canadiens.
Here’s everything to know before puck drop at Bell Centre:
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals are sticking with what worked against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Logan Thompson will start.
Here are the combinations:
Aliaksei Protas-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Taylor Raddysh
Hendrix Lapierre-Lars Eller-Andrew Mangiapane
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Ivan Miroshnichenko
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Rasmus Sandin-Matt Roy
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Washington Capitals Stats
- Tom Wilson has six points in his last six games.
- Nic Dowd has goals in back-to-back games.
Washington Capitals Storylines
- Keep an eye on Connor McMichael. The 23-year-old had the game-winner on Friday and leads the league in 5-on-5 goals.
- Hendrix Lapierre has also been finding his game since moving to the wing. Look for him to keep trying to get his game going in the right direction as he rebuilds confidence following a slow start to the year.