Capitals vs. Golden Knights: Line Combinations, Injury Report, Keys To Game & Full Preview

The Washington Capitals are back in action on Saturday and will look for their third straight win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights.

The game is at 10 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena, where Washington won the Stanley Cup almost five years ago.

Here's everything to know before puck drop.

The Capitals are keeping most of their lines the same, with the exception of a major change up front as Dylan Strome replaces Evgeny Kuznetsov on the top line.

All signs, meanwhile, point to Hunter Shepard being called up with Charlie Lindgren missing the morning skate due to body maintenance. It is unclear whether Darcy Kuemper will start or not.

That said, here are the projected line combinations:

Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson

Anthony Mantha-Connor McMichael-Aliaksei Protas

Sonny Milano-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Hendrix Lapierre

Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Martin Fehervary-John Carlson

Rasmus Sandin-Trevor van Riemsdyk

Joel Edmundson-Nick Jensen

Darcy Kuemper

Hunter Shepard

Injury report: Charlie Lindgren (questionable, undisclosed), T.J. Oshie (upper-body, IR), Max Pacioretty (Achilles, LTIR), Nicklas Backstrom (hip, indefinite leave/LTIR)

Washington's tilt with Anaheim came down to the wire, as Tom Wilson's hat trick powered the team to five goals while the defense held down the fort en route to a 5-4 win. Defense will have to be tighter against the high-flying Knights.

Meanwhile, the power play needs to stick with it, as it finally broke out for two power-play goals on Thursday. The penalty kill has killed eight straight penalties over the last two games, and must maintain the momentum given Vegas' talent.

- Wilson broke out for his first career hat trick on Thursday, including two power-play goals.

- Alex Ovechkin is one point away from 1,500 in his career.

- McMichael and Mantha have points in back-to-back games

- Tom Wilson is playing in his 700th career NHL game tonight.