The Washington Capitals have one more stop to make before returning home, paying a visit to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden just 24 hours after a win on Long Island.
The Washington Capitals have one more stop to make before returning home, paying a visit to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden just 24 hours after a win on Long Island.
Here's everything to know before the second game of the Capitals' back-to-back, which kicks off at 7 p.m.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals are working through a few things ahead of puck drop, and there are expected to be some lineup changes. Charlie Lindgren will start after Logan Thompson played on Saturday.
Here are the combinations from the Island:
Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Connor McMichael
Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson
Anthony Beauvillier-Hendrix Lapierre-Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Justin Sourdif
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Rasmus Sandin-Matt Roy
Washington Capitals Stats & Storylines
- Aliaksei Protas picked up two goals and an assist in the win over the Islanders and now leads the team with four points through the first two games of the season.
- Jakob Chychrun leads the Capitals with three assists.
- Tom Wilson has points in back-to-back games.
- Alex Ovechkin had an assist in Saturday's win, but is still looking for his first goal of the year. He's three away from 900.
- Ryan Leonard scored his first regular-season goal on an NHL goalie on Saturday, and continues to do all the right things during games. Now, it's just a matter of his line getting more trust and minutes from the coaching staff.
- Charlie Lindgren will make his season debut in New York.
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