Protas On Success After a convincing win at home 24 hours earlier, the Washington Capitals are back out on the road for one last game before the holiday break, this time against the Boston Bruins. Here's everything to know before puck drop at 7 p.m. at TD Garden. WASHINGTON CAPITALS LINE COMBINATIONS With illness spreading through the room [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/news/washington-capitals-notebook-henrik-rybinski-nhl-debut], the lineup tweaks a bit on Monday, especially with the team facing some fatigue after a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. Alex Ovechkin [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/news/washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin-upgrade-contact-timetable-update] remains out of the mix but is on the mend and expected to return after the holiday break. The same goes for Lars Eller [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/news/washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin-update-contact-holiday-break], who's out with illness. Charlie Lindgren will start for the Capitals. Here are the lines: Andrew Mangiapane-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Aliaksei Protas Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Ivan Miroshnichenko Jakub Vrana-Taylor Raddysh Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk Martin Fehervary-Matt Roy Dylan McIlrath Charlie Lindgren Logan Thompson WASHINGTON CAPITALS STATS - Pierre-Luc Dubois has points in seven of his last eight outings and is the team's leading scorer through the month of December. - Aliaksei Protas has goals in back-to-back games, as does Jakub Vrana. WASHINGTON CAPITALS STORYLINES - Charlie Lindgren [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/features/washington-capitals-charlie-lindgren-michael-jordan-flu-game] is coming off an impressive game where he had his save of the year on Friday, so look for him to make an impact. He also likes playing in Beantown. - Watch out for Connor McMichael, who has points in back-to-back games and leads the team in goals. - Also don't count out Dylan Strome, who's hungry to get back on the scoresheet.
