The Capitals sit one point out of a playoff spot.
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are coming off the craziest win of the year, and as they celebrate T.J. Oshie, they'll look to secure another key two points and steal back a playoff spot against the Winnipeg Jets.
Here's everything to know before puck drop at Capital One Arena at 12:30 p.m. ET. Washington will hold a ceremony pregame to celebrate Oshie hitting 1,000 NHL games.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
Washington will get a boost with T.J. Oshie and Aliaksei Protas back in after missing the last two games due to injuries. Tom Wilson is serving the second game of a six-game suspension, so the team will have one extra remaining in the lineup.
Charlie Lindgren will be back in net for the Capitals after relieving Darcy Kuemper in Friday's 7-6 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Here are the projected line combinations:
Alex Ovechkin-Connor McMichael-T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas-Dylan Strome-Ivan Miroshnichenko
Max Pacioretty-Hendrix Lapierre-Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin-Nick Jensen
Alex Alexeyev-Trevor van Riemsdyk
T.J. Oshie Ceremony
Washington will honor T.J. Oshie for his 1,000th NHL game with a pregame ceremony on Sunday. All players will wear No. 77 in warmups, and there will be a reception where Oshie will receive a tribute and gifts from the organization and his teammates.
Washington Capitals Injury Report
- Tom Wilson is serving the second game of a six-game suspesnion.
- Nicklas Backstrom is still on long-term injured reserve and is unlikely to play again this season after stepping away due to his hip not responding as he'd hoped following hip resurfacing surgery in June 2022.
Washington Capitals Storylines
- Alex Ovechkin has five goals in his last three games and has points in 10 of his last 12 outings.
- Sonny Milano had a hat trick on Friday and has been a key contributor and goal scorer since returning to play in February.
- John Carlson has points in four straight games and is four games away from 1,000 in his career.
- Dylan Strome is on a three-game point streak, with six points over that span.
- Rasmus Sandin also has points in three straight games.
- The Capitals have power-play goals in 12 of the last 14 outings overall.
How To Watch Capitals vs. Jets
The game will be live on Monumental Sports Network.
Fans can also tune in on Caps Radio 24/7 and 106.7 FM The Fan.