Capitals vs. Penguins: Line Combinations, Stats, Storylines To Watch

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are back home for one more game before. a lengthy road trip, and it's a big one as they face off against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins.

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

Washington Capitals Line Combinations

The Capitals will revert their top-6 back to what it was at the start of the season as coach Spencer Carbery continues to look for a spark at 5-on-5. Alex Ovechkin will reunite with Dylan Strome and Connor McMichael, while Pierre-Luc Dubois will go back to centering Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson.

Logan Thompson will make his fourth consecutive start, while Charlie Lindgren will back up after coming off the injured reserve earlier on Saturday.

Here are the combinations:

Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Connor McMichael

Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson

Taylor Raddysh-Lars Eller-Ethen Frank

Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Andrew Mangiapane

Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson

Martin Fehervary-Matt Roy

Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Washington Capitals Stats

- Alex Ovechkin broke the record for the most goaltenders scored on in NHL history with his OT winner last game, and he has six goals in 11 games since making his return to the lineup. This marks the 71st time he'll face Sidney Crosby in the regular season over their 20 years together in the league.

- Ethen Frank has points in three of his last four games.

- Pierre-Luc Dubois has 20 points in his last 22 games.

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Washington Capitals Storylines

- Keep an eye on Connor McMichael. The 23-year-old is looking to get back to the way he was producing at a start of the year, and is long overdue for a goal. The same goes for Dylan Strome.

- It's Hockey Talks night as the Capitals promote the importance of mental health.

- Tom Wilson is playing in his 800th career NHL game.