Capitals vs. Canucks Preview: Line Combinations, Stats, Storylines To Watch

WASHINGTON — Now at the halfway mark, the Washington Capitals are eager to get back to the high level they were playing at earlier this season, and they'll aim to do that as they shake things up against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.

Here's everything to know before puck drop at 7:30 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena.

Washington Capitals Line Combinations

The Capitals made some changes to the top-6, breaking up that second line to try to spark Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome. Ivan Miroshnichenko also draws back into the mix.

Logan Thompson will start.

Here are what the line combinations look like.

Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Aliaksei Protas

Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson

Ivan Miroshnichenko-Lars Eller-Taylor Raddysh

Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Andrew Mangiapane

Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson

Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk

Martin Fehervary-Matt Roy

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Washington Capitals Stats

- Jakob Chychrun has 20 points in his last 20 games and leads the Capitals in scoring over that span.

- Pierre-Luc Dubois has points in four straight and nine of his last 10 games overall.

- Dylan Strome is also on a four-game point streak.

- Tom Wilson also has points in four straight games, and three of those outings have been multi-point performances. His 18 goals rank second on the team.

Washington Capitals Storylines

- Alex Ovechkin has four goals in six games since returning from a broken leg, though Spencer Carbery admits he wants more from his line at 5-on-5. Look for him to try and add a spark, especially against Vancouver, who he has 16 goals and 27 points in 26 career games against.

- Aliaksei Protas remains dangerous; he has points in three of his last four and continues to be a major threat at both ends. Watch out for him.

- Matt Roy is playing in his 400th career NHL game. Watch for him to make an impact at both ends as he continues to be a staple on the backend for D.C.