Here's everything to know as the Capitals take on the Canucks.
The Washington Capitals turned the tide and renewed their playoff hopes with a big win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, and they'll look to carry that momentum over to keep things that way against the Vancouver Canucks. All the while, T.J. Oshie's will play his 1,000th NHL game.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at Rogers Arena at 10 p.m. D.C. sits three points out of a Wild Card spot and five points out of third in the Metropolitan Division, with games in hand.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals will see T.J. Oshie plays his 1,000th career game after being questionable due to an upper-body injury.
Charlie Lindgren will start.
Here are the lines.
Alex Ovechkin-Connor McMichael-T.J. Oshie
Ivan Miroshnichenko-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty-Hendrix Lapierre-Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Aliaksei Protas
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin-Nick Jensen
Alex Alexeyev-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Washington Capitals Injury Report
- T.J. Oshie is questionable due to an upper-body injury. It's unclear if it's related to the non-contact injury he suffered on Feb. 22 that he recently returned from.
- Nicklas Backstrom remains on indefinite leave due to his hip not responding as he'd hoped following hip resurfacing surgery.
Washington Capitals Storylines
- If Oshie plays, he will become the 390th skater and 62nd U.S.-born skater in NHL history to hit the 1,000-game mark. He will also be the 10th player from the 2005 draft class to reach that milestone. Oshie also scored last game.
- Connor McMichael has goals in back-to-back games, including the game-winner on Thursday.
- Alex Ovechkin has points in six of his last eight outings and is two goals away from the most 20-goal seasons in NHL history.
- Ivan Miroshnichenko has two goals in his last five games. If he plays, he will officially burn the first year of the three-year, entry-level contract he signed this summer.
- Sonny Milano has goals in five of the last eight games and eight points in 10 games since returning from an upper-body injury that held him out for over two months.
- Dylan Strome has eight points in his last six games.
- Hendrix Lapierre has six points in 10 games since his latest call-up and is among the NHL's rookie leaders in scoring since returning to the NHL on Feb. 26.
- The Capitals have power-play goals in nine of the last 10 outings overall.
How To Watch Capitals vs. Canucks
The game will be live on Monumental Sports Network.
Fans can also tune in on Caps Radio 24/7 and 106.7 FM The Fan.