Hershey Bears captain Aaron Ness joins That's DC Hockey to discuss representing Team USA in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, his time with the Capitals, the hockey scene in Arizona, his return to Hershey, if the Bears actually visit Hersheypark, Hunter Shepard's lettuce and more. ARLINGTON, V.A. — The Washington Capitals prepped for their tilt against the Florida Panthers with an optional morning skate, where Logan Thompson elected to take the rest ahead of puck drop, as he'll be starting on Tuesday. Per coach Spencer Carbery, the team is deciding between its goaltenders on a "game-by-game" basis, and for this particular matchup, the team wanted to go back to Thompson, who started back on Saturday in the 5-4 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets. "Just Florida, home, Logan, how he's played. We decided as a staff that he'll start tonight," Carbery said. With Thompson starting again, Washington won't have any lineup changes on Tuesday, as the lines will stay the same as they were to start Saturday against the Jets. The Capitals will also stick with their modified power-play units against Florida. Here are the projected lines: Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Connor McMichael Taylor Raddysh-Lars Eller-Ethen Frank Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Andrew Mangiapane Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson Martin Fehervary-Matt Roy Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk Logan Thompson Charlie Lindgren PP1: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Connor McMichael, Dylan Strome, Tom Wilson PP2: Jakob Chychrun, Taylor Raddysh (Ovechkin placeholder), Aliaksei Protas, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Ethen Frank In other news, Sonny Milano joined the team again for its morning skate but remains in a non-contact jersey. There is no update on his timetable as he continues to progress and work his way back. The 26-year-old hasn't played since Nov. 6 against the Nashville Predators, where he suffered an upper-body injury that's kept him on the long-term injured reserve. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena.
