Capitals at Golden Knights preview

CAPITALS (15-8-3) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (14-13-1)
10 p.m. ET; SN, ATTSN-RM, NBCSWA, NHL.TV

Washington defeated Vegas 4-3 here in Game 5 on June 7 to win the series. The Capitals defeated the Golden Knights 5-2 at Capital One Arena on Oct. 10 in the first rematch between the teams.
Each team had its season-long winning streak end in its previous game; Washington won seven straight before blowing a 5-1 lead in a 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Vegas won five straight prior to a 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

Players to watch

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has 12 points during an eight-game point streak (seven goals, five assists) and has a point in 10 of his past 11 games.
Golden Knights forward William Karlsson has scored a goal in four consecutive games, one shy of tying his NHL high of five (Nov. 16-25, 2017).

They said it

"A lot of good memories. It's a funny feeling. The last time we were out there, we were hoisting the Cup. It's going to be a fun game and fun being on that ice again." -- Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly
"[The Capitals] haven't seemed to slow down since last year. It's going to be a challenge, for sure. It's going to be a good game." -- Golden Knights forward William Karlsson

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Brett Connolly
Andre Burakovsky -- Lars Eller -- Devante Smith-Pelly
Chandler Stephenson -- Nic Dowd -- Dmitrij Jaskin
Michal Kempny -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Matt Niskanen
Christian Djoos -- Madison Bowey
Braden Holtby
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler](https://www.nhl.com/player/jonas-siegenthaler-8478399), Travis Boyd
Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (lower body)

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Daniel Carr
-- Tomas Nosek -- Ryan Carpenter
William Carrier -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb --
Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Nick Holden -- Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Jon Merrill, Brad Hunt, Oscar Lindberg
Injured:Erik Haula (lower body), Paul Stastny (lower body)

Status report

Oshie will not travel on the three-game road trip. … Pacioretty (illness) will be a game-time decision. Lindberg would take his place in the lineup. … Stastny began skating on his own Sunday and is a few weeks away from returning, coach Gerard Gallant said Monday.

Stat pack

Ovechkin is one power-play goal from passing Mario Lemieux (236) for sole possession of seventh all-time in NHL history. … Smith-Pelly is one point from 100 in the NHL. … Carr is expected to play in his 100th NHL game. … Marchessault, who is tied with Pacioretty and Eakin for the Golden Knights lead in goals with 10, has not scored a goal since Nov. 18.