Flames at Capitals preview

FLAMES (33-13-5) at CAPITALS (27-17-6)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, NBCSWA, SNW, NHL.TV

The Capitals have been outscored 36-18 during the streak, their longest skid since an eight-game losing streak (0-6-2), Dec. 2-18, 2010. They have allowed at least six goals in four of their past five games.
Alex Ovechkin will serve a one-game suspension for skipping the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend as the teams resume play after the mandatory five-day break.
The Flames are on a three-game winning streak and are 8-0-1 in their past nine games. They have scored at least four goals in six of their past eight games.

Players to watch

Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in his past 12 games.
Capitals forward T.J. Oshie has a goal and six assists in a three-game point streak.

They said it

"Guys are dialed in now. We had a good (practice) day yesterday and a good skate here this morning, did a little bit of power play, penalty kill, which will be good. We'll get the light bulbs turned back on, so we're looking forward to tonight." -- Flames coach Bill Peters on his team's focus after the break
"Obviously there's going to be an offensive element that some other guys in the room are going to have to pick up that slack. And he creates so much momentum with his offensive ability and his ability to draw people to him. We'll definitely miss that out there, but it is an opportunity for guys to step up." -- Capitals forward T.J. Oshie on playing without Ovechkin

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Sam Bennett -- Mark Jankowski -- James Neal
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Michael Frolik
Andrew Mangiapane -- Derek Ryan -- Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano -- TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin -- Travis Hamonic
Oliver Kylington -- Rasmus Andersson
Mike Smith
David Rittich
Scratched:Austin Czarnik, Dalton Prout,
Injured: Michael Stone (blood clot)

Capitals projected lineup

Chandler Stephenson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Dmitrij Jaskin -- Lars Eller -- Brett Connolly
Andre Burakovsky - Nic Dowd -- Devante Smith-Pelly
Dmitry Orlov -- John Carlson
Michal Kempny -- Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik -- Jonas Siegenthaler
Braden Holtby
Pheonix Copley
Scratched:Travis Boyd, Madison Bowey
Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)
Suspended: Alex Ovechkin

Status report

Oshie will take Ovechkin's spot on the left side of the power play with Wilson stepping into Oshie's spot in the slot.

Stat pack

Monahan has 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in his past 12 games. … Lindholm has 10 points (one goal, nine assists) in an eight-game point streak. … Ovechkin's 214 consecutive games played streak, 12th longest among active players, will end.