The Capitals will look to extend their winning streak as they visit the Anaheim Ducks. (Gary A. Vasquez — Imagn Images)The Washington Capitals are out in California for the first time this season, and they'll look to keep their winning streak alive as they visit the Anaheim Ducks to kick off a three-game road swing out west.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at Honda Center at 10 p.m. ET.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals will stick with the same line combiantions, as Anthony Beauvillier plays his second game with D.C. and Ethen Frank remains the healthy scratch up front. 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-Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Anthony Beauvillier
Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson
Martin Fehervary-Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Washington Capitals Stats
- Tom Wilson has points in four straight and goals in three of the last four outings as he hit his career-high from 2021-22 in 15 fewer games.
- Dylan Strome is also on a four-game point streak.
- Aliaksei Protas continues to impress with points in back-to-back games.
Washington Capitals Storylines
- Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal on Sunday and now sits nine goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record.
- Watch out for Anthony Beauvillier as he continues to adapt to the lineup. Brandon Duhaime also continues to play with grit and should be on the radar.