The Capitals will revert their top-6 back to what it was at the start of the season as coach Spencer Carbery continues to look for a spark at 5-on-5. Alex Ovechkin will reunite with Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas, while Pierre-Luc Dubois will go back to centering Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson.

In goal, Logan Thompson and Hunter Shepard worked in both nets, with Charlie Lindgren not skating as he recovers from an upper-body injury he suffered in Friday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lindgren remains on the IR, but Carbery said he’s progressing well and they will see if he can be activated Saturday.

The Washington Capitals will look a bit different when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, with the top-6 getting another tweak and Charlie Lindgren officially back in business. Washington activated Lindgren off the injured reserve and re-assigned Hunter Shepard to the AHL's Hershey Bears.

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Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome shared a post on his Instagram Story congratulating his teammate John Carlson on reaching 700 career points.

The Capitals are the only NHL team to rank in the top five of the League in goals from both high-danger areas (76; tied for third) and midrange areas (51; second) this season. Ovechkin has scored six high-danger goals (74th percentile).

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The Capitals wound up scoring seven on the reeling Rangers, and Ovechkin's 19th of the season made it 5-3 in the third period, assisted by Dylan Strome. Alex Ovechkin nets his 872nd career goal ...

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Opening faceoff is at 7 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN+ ( plans start at $11.99/month). Washington (29-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division) last played on Tuesday night and beat visiting Anaheim 3-0 as Logan Thompson stopped all 19 shots. The Capitals are 6-1-3 in their last 10 games.