

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are back in action and aiming to stay red-hot in their return from the break as they host the Calgary Flames.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at Capital One Arena at 7 p.m.
No changes to the line combinations for D.C., and the only swap will be in net as the goaltending rotation continues with Logan Thompson between the pipes. Thompson turns 28, and he also gets to play against his hometown team.
Here are the combinations:
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane-Lars Eller-Ethen Frank
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Taylor Raddysh
Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson
Martin Fehervary-Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
- Dylan Strome has points in eight straight games.
- John Carlson has assists in eight consecutive outings as well.
- Pierre-Luc Dubois is riding a three-game point streak.
- As always, keep an eye on Alex Ovechkin, who scored a hat trick on Sunday to move within 13 goals of passing Wayne Gretzky.
- Also watch for Jakob Chychrun, who has scored in back-to-back games.
- Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas also remain dangerous, as they hit the 20-goal and 50-point mark, respectively, back on Sunday.