The Washington Capitals are on the road for the first time this season, as they take on the New York Islanders in the first game of a back-to-back up north.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at 7 p.m. at UBS Arena.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals made a couple of tweaks to their lines after a lackluster showing in Wednesday's season opener, with Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas swapping places on the top-6.
Logan Thompson will start in goal, with Charlie Lindgren expected to start on Sunday in Manhattan. Here are the combinations:
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Connor McMichael
Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson
Anthony Beauvillier-Hendrix Lapierre-Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Justin Sourdif
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Rasmus Sandin-Matt Roy
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Washington Capitals Stats & Storylines
- Tom Wilson has the Capitals' only goal so far this season, and also led the team in hits on Wednesday with five.
- Washington will get its first look at Matthew Schaefer on the Islanders' blue line. He went first overall in this year's draft.
- Alex Ovechkin remains hungry and is three goals away from 900 in his career. He will be the first player in NHL history to achieve that mark.
- Keep an eye on Jakob Chychrun. He earned a lot of praise from coach Spencer Carbery for his showing in the opener and has shown that he can be a contributor and top producer on the backend, especially as he looks to jump start the power play.
