The Washington Capitals (18-9-4) are set to begin a two-game road trip. They head north of the border to face the Winnipeg Jets (14-15-1) at Canada Life Centre on Saturday night.
The puck drops at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The two teams previously met at Capital One Arena on Nov. 26, the day before Thanksgiving. The Capitals won 4-3 in that matchup.
Right now, the Capitals are on a nine-game point streak, as they have picked up a point in 13 of their last 14 games.
The Capitals are also coming off a brief two-game homestand that concluded on Thursday. The team fell 3-2 to Carolina in a shootout.
The Capitals held a slim 2-1 lead late in regulation, only for Carolina to tie it up. The game needed overtime and then a shootout, where Seth Jarvis scored the lone goal to win it for the visitors.
Nic Dowd showed a lot of grit in Thursday night’s loss. When the third period started, Dowd dropped the gloves with Jordan Martinook. Then, he scored the go-ahead goal later on in the period.
In terms of injury news, Charlie Lindgren has been activated off IR, but it appears that Logan Thompson will get the start in net.
Also, Bogdan Trineyev is set to make his NHL debut for the Capitals. The 23-year-old winger will replace Sonny Milano, who is a healthy scratch.
Meanwhile, Winnipeg is still dealing with the absence of star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. The defending Hart Trophy winner has been sidelined for a month now, due to a knee injury.
However, he is set to return to to help Winnipeg, who will play their third of a four-game homestand.
Expected Capitals Lines
Forwards
Connor McMichael – Dylan Strome – Alex Ovechkin
Aliaksei Protas – Justin Sourdif – Tom Wilson
Anthony Beauvillier – Nic Dowd – Ethen Frank
Brandon Duhaime – Hendrix Lapierre – Bogdan Trineyev
Defensemen
Martin Fehervary – John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun – Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin – Trevor van Riemsdyk
Goalie
Charlie Lindgren
Expected Jets Lines
Forwards
Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Alex Iafallo
Morgan Barron – Jonathan Toews – Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti – Adam Lowry – Cole Koepke
Nino Niederreiter – Vladislav Namestnikov – Gustav Nyquist
Defensemen
Josh Morrissey – Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg – Dylan DeMelo
Logan Stanley – Luke Schenn
Goalie
Connor Hellebuyck
How to Watch
TV: Monumental Sports Network
Radio: 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio Network
