Charles LeClaire — Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/487dfc07-d982-4349-9a7e-8de9721145dd.jpeg] Charles LeClaire — Imagn Images After a lengthy break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Washington Capitals are finally back in action for a rivalry showdown against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Here's everything to know before puck drop at PPG Paints Arena at 3 p.m. ET. WASHINGTON CAPITALS LINE COMBINATIONS The Capitals will stick with the same combinations they had before the break, with the only tweak coming on the bottom-6. Logan Thompson will get the start. Here are the lines. 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 Logan Thompson Charlie Lindgren WASHINGTON CAPITALS STATS - Dylan Strome is riding a season-high six-game point streak. - Tom Wilson has four goals and six points in his last four games. WASHINGTON CAPITALS STORYLINES - Alex Ovechkin is just 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record. After last season's break, he had 22 goals in his final 36 games of the season, so he's hoping to replicate that success this time around after training during the 4 Nations break. The Hockey News - How Is Ovechkin's Pursuit Of Gretzky Impacting The Capitals Entering Final Stretch? [https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/deweb-519a7.appspot.com/o/posts%2FNHLCAPS%2Fcontent-images%2Fddc0452d-6946-4012-bb3b-2e8625452c18.jpeg?alt=media] The Hockey News - How Is Ovechkin's Pursuit Of Gretzky Impacting The Capitals Entering Final Stretch? ARLINGTON, V.A. — With 27 games left in the regular season, the Washington Capitals are in for what's expected to be an exciting spring. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/latest-news/how-is-ovechkins-pursuit-of-gretzky-impacting-the-capitals-entering-final-stretch] - Keep an eye on Connor McMichael, as coach Spencer Carbery voiced his desire for him to get back to the high level of play he showed at the start of the season.