The Washington Capitals are playing their biggest game yet, a do-or-die finale to close out the regular season against the Philadelphia Flyers. With a win, they make the playoffs, but a loss in regulation will stop their run altogether.
Here is everything to know before puck drop at Wells Fargo Center at 7 p.m. ET.
Washington Capitals Line Combinations
The Capitals are sticking with the same lineup, and Beck Malenstyn is in after being a game-time decision.
Charlie Lindgren will get the start once again, marking his 50th game of the season. He shut out the Boston Bruins just 24 hours ago.
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Here are the line combinations:
Alex Ovechkin-Connor McMichael-T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty-Hendrix Lapierre-Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn-Nic Dowd-Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Alex Alexeyev-Dylan McIlrath
Trevor van Riemsdyk-Vincent Iorio
Washington Capitals Injury Report
- Nick Jensen will miss the last two games of the regular season after being stretchered off the ice on Saturday after a heavy hit from Tampa Bay Lightning forward Michael Eyssimont. He has been around the facility since and did not go to the hospital.
- Rasmus Sandin will miss the final two games of the regular season after being hurt on a big hit by Parker Kelly back on April 7 against the Ottawa Senators.
- Nicklas Backstrom remains on indefinite leave after stepping away from the game of hockey in November with his hip not responding as he'd hoped following hip resurfacing surgery in June 2022.
Washington Capitals Storylines
- John Carlson has goals in back-to-back games and four points in the last three games.
- Tom Wilson has points in three straight games.
- Nic Dowd has scored in back-to-back games.
- Dylan Strome has points in three of his last four games and leads the Capitals with 67 points this season.
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- Alex Ovechkin has four goals in the last seven games.
- Max Pacioretty has points in three of his last five outings.
- Charlie Lindgren secured his league-leading sixth shutout on Monday. This is the second back-to-back series this season that will see him start both games.
Washington Capitals Playoff Scenarios
The Capitals will clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win in any fashion over the Flyers.
Washington will stay alive if it suffers an overtime or shootout loss, but the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins both have to lose their next games for D.C. to make it.
The Capitals are eliminated from playoff contention if they fall to the Flyers in regulation.
How To Watch Capitals vs. Flyers
The game will be live on Monumental Sports Network .
Fans can also tune in on Caps Radio 24/7 and 106.7 FM The Fan .
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