The Capitals will look to even the series up as they take on the Hurricanes in Game 4. (James Guillory — Imagn Images)The Washington Capitals aren't in panic mode yet, but they feel a sense of urgency as they look to even the series and get back on track against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.
Here's everything to know before Game 4 at 7 p.m. at Lenovo Center.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals will make changes after struggling to get much going offensively in a 4-0 shutout loss in Game 3. Ryan Leonard will draw back in for Taylor Raddysh, and the top six will see some tweaks. Also, the defensive pairings get a makeover.
Logan Thompson will start.
Here are the combinations:
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Aliaksei Protas
Andrew Mangiapane-Lars Eller-Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Anthony Beauvillier
Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun-Matt Roy
Alex Alexeyev-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Washington Capitals Stats & Storylines
- Dylan Strome leads Washington in scoring with 10 points through eight playoff games so far.
- Alex Ovechkin is still waiting for his first goal of the series and had numerous good looks on Saturday. His deployment has been tricky this series, but it looks like he's ready to bounce back.
- John Carlson said he is well aware of the fact that his play in Game 3 was not where it needed to be and that he looks forward to showing what he can do in Game 4. Look for him to make some noise.
- Look out for Pierre-Luc Dubois, who is overdue to put up some high-octane offense.