

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals got back on track against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2, cleaning up their game and getting big performances from across the lineup en route to a series-tying win. Now, they'll look to capitalize on that as things head south to Raleigh for Games 3 and 4.
Here's everything to know before Game 3 at 6 p.m. at Lenovo Center.
The Capitals are expected to stick with what worked, with Ryan Leonard being the healthy scratch again for Taylor Raddysh. Logan Thompson will start, and Charlie Lindgren will back up after missing last game for family reasons.
Here are the combinations:
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane-Lars Eller-Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Anthony Beauvillier
Jakob Chychrun-John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin-Matt Roy
Alex Alexeyev-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
- Dylan Strome leads Washington in scoring with 10 points through seven playoff games so far.
- Alex Ovechkin is still looking for his first goal of the series after scoring four in the first round against Montreal. Keep an eye on him.
- Aliaksei Protas has points in back-to-back games as he continues to find his footing in his return from a skate cut to the foot.
- Tom Wilson was the hero in Game 2 with a goal and assist and is scoring at a point-per-game pace in these playoffs. Watch for him to set the tone again on Saturday.
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WASHINGTON — "Leaders lead."
- Connor McMichael's four goals these playoffs are tied for the most on the Capitals with Ovechkin.