WASHINGTON — After a dominant 8-3 win in their return from the 4 Nations break, the Washington Capitals are right back in action at home, this time against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at 1 p.m. ET.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals got good news on the Tom Wilson front, as he will play despite being hurt on a cross-check from Ryan Graves in Saturday's win over Pittsburgh. Charlie Lindgren gets the start, and the rest of the lines will stay the same.
Here are the combinations.
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Aliaksei Protas
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
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Washington Capitals Stats
- Dylan Strome has points in seven straight games.
- John Carlson has assists in seven straight outings, to boot.
- Tom Wilson has five goals and seven points in his last five games played.
- Aliaksei Protas has points in three of his last four games.
Washington Capitals Storylines
- Alex Ovechkin is just 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.
- Continue to watch out for Pierre-Luc Dubois, who had three assists on Sunday and ranks second on the Capitals in scoring. He has five points in his last two games played.
- Ethen Frank also continues to make an impact on that third line, so keep an eye on him.
- The defense played a big role production-wise on Saturday, combining for 10 points as all six d-men got on the scoresheet. Look for Jakob Chychrun and company to get on the scoresheet again.