The Capitals are looking to get back into playoff position and complete the sweep against the Blues.
The Washington Capitals are back in action on Saturday and face a tall task, as they look to not only complete a sweep in their second consecutive game against the St. Louis Blues but to jump up the standings and into playoff position.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at Enterprise Center at 8 p.m. ET.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
Beck Malenstyn and Joel Edmundson are back in the mix after missing Thursday's game against St. Louis, as Malenstyn and his wife welcomed their first child, a boy named Beau, while Edmundson was dealing with an upper-body ailment.
Hendrix Lapierre will draw out up front, and Trevor van Riemsdyk will be the healthy scratch on defense.
There are some notable changes, though, as Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nic Dowd swapped center roles.
That said, here are the potential line combinations:
Alex Ovechkin-Nic Dowd-Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty-Dylan Strome-T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas-Connor McMichael-Anthony Mantha
Beck Malenstyn-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Alex Alexeyev-Nick Jensen
Joel Edmundson-Ethan Bear.
Charlie Lindgren will get the start in goal.
Washington Capitals Injury Report
- Sonny Milano (upper-body) will miss his 20th consecutive game with injury. He has not played since Dec. 9, when he was apparently hurt after being spun around by Jacob Trouba.
- Rasmus Sandin (upper-body) will miss his eighth consecutive outing as he deals with an injury. Two of those games were missed due to an illness.
Storylines
- T.J. Oshie is on a three-game point streak and has five goals and an assist in his last five games since making his return from an upper-body injury. He had a hat trick on Thursday against the Blues.
- Alex Ovechkin is on a seven-game point streak.
- Dylan Strome has points in three of his last four games, with four points over that span.
- Max Pacioretty had two assists on Thursday and has four points in his last five outings.
How To Watch Capitals vs. Blues
The Capitals and Blues will face off on Monumental Sports Network. It will also be streamed live on ESPN+.
Fans can also tune in on Caps Radio 24/7 and 106.7 FM.