John Carlson on 1,000 Games WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are back in action and looking to bounce back against the Boston Bruins in what will be John Carlson's 1,000th career NHL game. It's another game of significance for D.C., who can jump into third in the Metropolitan Division with a win and a Philadelphia Flyers loss. Here's everything to know before puck drop at Capital One Arena at 7 p.m. ET. WASHINGTON CAPITALS LINE COMBINATIONS The Capitals will go back to a familiar lineup with Sonny Milano set to return after missing the last couple of games with an upper-body injury. Mike Sgarbossa will stay in on the wing, while Nicolas Aube-Kubel will draw out as the healthy scratch. Rasmus Sandin will be out, though, due to a lower-body injury. Vincent Iorio will draw in. Charlie Lindgren gets the nod, marking his 14th start in the last 16 games. Here are the lines: Alex Ovechkin-Connor McMichael-T.J. Oshie Aliaksei Protas-Dylan Strome-Ivan Miroshnichenko Max Pacioretty-Hendrix Lapierre-Sonny Milano Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Mike Sgarbossa Martin Fehervary-John Carlson Alex-Alexeyev-Nick Jensen Trevor van Riemsdyk-Vincent Iorio WASHINGTON CAPITALS INJURY REPORT - Rasmus Sandin is out with a lower-body injury. - Tom Wilson is serving the fifth game of a six-game suspension. - 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 - John Carlson has points in six of the last seven games and will play in his 1,000th NHL game. - Nic Dowd has goals in back-to-back games. - Hendrix Lapierre has assists in back-to-back games and 11 points in his last 16 games. - Alex Ovechkin has eight goals in the last seven games. - Dylan Strome has points in five of the last six games and is the Capitals' leading scorer through March. - Alex Ovechkin has eight goals in his last five games and has points in 11 of his last 13 outings. - John Carlson has points in five straight games and is two games away from 1,000 in his career. - The Capitals have power-play goals in 13 of the last 17 outings overall. Since Feb. 8, the team's PP percentage is one of the best in the NHL. HOW TO WATCH CAPITALS VS. BRUINS The game will be live on Monumental Sports Network [https://www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/live-schedule]. Fans can also tune in on Caps Radio 24/7 [https://www.nhl.com/capitals/multimedia/caps-radio-247] and 106.7 FM The Fan [https://www.audacy.com/stations/thefandc].
