Here's everything to know as the Capitals look to steal a Wild Card spot and keep the momentum going against the Flames.
The Washington Capitals are in for a big game on Monday night, as they could slide back into a playoff spot as they take on thew Calgary Flames, who are also in a fight to keep their season alive.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at Scotiabank Saddledome at 8:30 p.m. ET as Washington sits one point out of a Wild Card spot.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals aren't fixing what isn't broken and will deploy the same exact combinations they had for their 2-1 win over the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
Charlie Lindgren will get the nod, marking his ninth start in the last 10 games.
Here are the lines:
Alex Ovechkin-Connor McMichael-T.J. Oshie
Ivan Miroshnichenko-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty-Hendrix Lapierre-Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Aliaksei Protas
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin-Nick Jensen
Alex Alexeyev-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Washington Capitals Injury Report
- 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 seven of his last nine outings and is one goal away from the second-most 20-goal seasons in NHL history.
- Connor McMichael has points in three straight games and goals in two of his last three outings.
- Ivan Miroshnichenko has points in two of his last three games and had his first career NHL assist on a highlight-reel play back on Saturday.
- Sonny Milano has goals in five of the last nine games and eight points in 11 games since returning from an upper-body injury that held him out for over two months.
- Dylan Strome has eight points in his last seven games.
- Hendrix Lapierre has six points in 11 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 nine of the last 11 outings overall.
How To Watch Capitals vs. Flames
The game will be live on onumenal sports network.
Fans can also tune in on Caps Radio 24/7 and 106.7 FM The Fan.