Overview
- The matchup at Capital One Arena is the teams' second meeting this season, with Washington 22-15-6 and Dallas 25-10-8.
- Washington ended a brief slide by beating Anaheim 7-4, led by rookie Justin Sourdif’s first NHL hat trick and two assists plus two goals from Alex Ovechkin.
- Tom Wilson remains out and Aliaksei Protas was placed on injured reserve, prompting a recall of Brett Leason for forward depth.
- Dallas is 0-3-3 over its past six games and has allowed at least four goals in each contest, including a 6-3 defeat in Carolina on Tuesday.
- Jake Oettinger was pulled after yielding five early goals in Raleigh, leaving Dallas’ starter uncertain for Wednesday, with Casey DeSmith listed as the expected option.