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WASHINGTON — After a dominant 8-3 win in their return from the 4 Nations break, the Washington Capitals are right back in action at home, this time against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

Here's everything to know before puck drop at 1 p.m. ET.

Washington Capitals Line Combinations

The Capitals got good news on the Tom Wilson front, as he will play despite being hurt on a cross-check from Ryan Graves in Saturday's win over Pittsburgh. Charlie Lindgren gets the start, and the rest of the lines will stay the same. 

Here are the combinations.

                                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

                                                         Charlie Lindgren

                                                         Logan Thompson

Washington Capitals Stats

- Dylan Strome has points in seven straight games.

- John Carlson has assists in seven straight outings, to boot.

- Tom Wilson has five goals and seven points in his last five games played.

- Aliaksei Protas has points in three of his last four games.

Washington Capitals Storylines

- Alex Ovechkin is just 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.

- Continue to watch out for Pierre-Luc Dubois, who had three assists on Sunday and ranks second on the Capitals in scoring. He has five points in his last two games played.

- Ethen Frank also continues to make an impact on that third line, so keep an eye on him.

- The defense played a big role production-wise on Saturday, combining for 10 points as all six d-men got on the scoresheet. Look for Jakob Chychrun and company to get on the scoresheet again.

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