Overview
- Puck drops at 7:00 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena with Washington 24-17-6 and San Jose 23-19-3.
- Washington rallied past Montreal 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, setting up a chance to secure consecutive victories for the first time since early December.
- Projected starting goalies: Logan Thompson for the Capitals and Alex Nedeljkovic for the Sharks.
- The Capitals remain thin up front as Tom Wilson is out and Pierre-Luc Dubois is expected to sit, while Jakob Chychrun returns from illness.
- San Jose, powered by Macklin Celebrini’s 70 points in 45 games, opens a nine-of-10 road stretch after a December meeting that Washington won 7-1.