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CAPITALS (27-13-5) at PREDATORS (27-16-4)
8 p.m. ET; SN, TVAS, NBCSWA, FS-TN, NHL.TV

The Capitals lost 4-1 to the St. Louis Blues on Monday and will play the second half of back-to-back games. They are 0-1-1 in their past two games and have allowed two goals or fewer in nine of their past 13 games.
Capitals forward T.J. Oshie will play in his 700th NHL game.
Nashville is 0-1-1 in its past two games after going 5-0-1 in its previous six games. Defenseman Mattias Ekholm has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past six games.

Players to watch

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin needs one goal to pass Dave Andreychuk (640 goals) for sole possession of 14th place on the NHL's all-time goal-scoring list.
Predators forward Filip Forsberg has four goals in his past three games.

They said it

"We know they're a good team, and especially in that building too. They're going to be fired up, so I think from our standpoint we've just got to focus on our game. We've got to come out a little better, with a little more intensity from our side. So let's start there and keep working ourselves into the game."-- Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom on playing against the Predators after the loss to the Blues on Monday
"I think the whole hockey world kind of knows it now. We saw him every day the years before too, and we know how good he is. He's been great this year. He's doing it all. He's playing well defensively, he's playing well offensively and he's scoring goals. He's just that player that kind of does it all. You can put him out there in any situation." -- Predators defenseman Roman Josi on Mattias Ekholm

Capitals projected lineup
Predators projected lineup
Status report

The Capitals did not hold a morning skate. … The Predators held an optional morning skate. … Weber could return after missing 10 games because of a lower-body injury.

Stat pack

Vrana has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past four games. … Johansen has four assists in a three-game point streak.