Here's everything to know before the Capitals take on the Oilers.
The Washington Capitals did not kick off their vital five-game road swing out west on the right foot with a tough loss in Winnipeg just two nights ago, and they'll look to redeem themselves on Wednesday against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at Rogers Place at 10 p.m. D.C. is three points out of a Wild Card spot and seven points out of third in the Metropolitan Division, with games in hand.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals will be without Aliaksei Protas due to a lower-body injury, but Tom Wilson, Nic Dowd and Martin Fehervary are returning from injury.
Darcy Kuemper is getting the start after Charlie Lindgren played the last six games. For head coach Spencer Carbery, it's a chance for No. 35 to get back into action and play a big game for his club.
Mike Sgarbossa and Alex Alexeyev are the healthy scratches.
Here are the lines:
Alex Ovechkin-Hendrix Lapierre-T.J. Oshie
Sonny Milano-Dylan Strome-Ivan Miroshnichenko
Max Pacioretty-Connor McMichael-Tom Wilson
Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin-Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk-Ethan Bear
Washington Capitals Injury Report
- Aliaksei Protas will miss Wednesday's game with a lower-body injury.
- Nicklas Backstrom remains on indefinite leave due to his hip not responding as he'd hoped following hip resurfacing surgery.
Washington Capitals Storylines
- Alex Ovechkin has points in five of the last six outings and is two goals away from tying Brendan Shanahan, Jaromir Jagr and Dave Andreychuk for the most 20-goal seasons in NHL history.
- Sonny Milano has goals in five of the last six games and eight points in nine games since returning from an upper-body injury that held him out for over two months.
- Dylan Strome has eight points in his last five games.
- Hendrix Lapierre has six points in eight 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 seven of the last eight outings overall.
How To Watch Capitals vs. Oilers
The game is nationally televised and will be live on TNT.
Fans can also tune in on Caps Radio 24/7 and 106.7 FM The Fan.