WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are back in action, and with three straight wins under their belt after busting out of a recent skid, they'll try to keep the ball rolling against the Seattle Kraken.
Here's what to know before puck drop at 3:30 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals will see Anthony Beauvillier debut with the team after being acquired on Friday, and he'll slot in the fourth line alongside Nic Dowd and Brandon Duhaime in place of Ethen Frank. Charlie Lindgren 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
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
- Tom Wilson has goals in three straight games and is one away from hitting the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career.
- Dylan Strome and Pierre-Luc Dubois also have points in three straight outings.
- Alex Ovechkin is 10 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record and has 10 goals in his last 13 games. He has yet to score on Joey Daccord, and he'd be the 182nd goaltender in NHL history he's scored on (adding to his record).
- Look out for Aliaksei Protas, who busted out last game with a three-point outing.
- Anthony Beauvillier wants to bring energy and grit to the lineup, and should be able to thrive in that role on the fourth line. Watch for them to be dangerous.