(Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)
PITTSBURGH — The Capitals look for their first win against the Penguins in Coach Adam Oates’s tenure and attempt to rebound from a 3-2 loss to them on Monday night at Verizon Center. Jaroslav Halak (25-10-4, 2.24 goals-against average, .917 save percentage) makes his third consecutive start and second in as many nights but will face a different foe in the opposite net as Pittsburgh will start Marc-Andre Fleury (33-14-3, 2.31 goals-against average, .916 save percentage).
Discuss the game right here and pass the time before puck drop with these reads.
Last time out: Caps unable to solve Pens | Five Thoughts
Wise: Caps aren’t contenders as currently constructed
Faceoff: 7:30 p.m., Consol Energy Center
TV: NBC Sports Network | Radio: 106.7 FM
Here is the Capitals’ lineup.
Forwards
Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Beagle-Brouwer
Chimera-Fehr-Ward
Kuznetsov-Wellman-Wilson
Defense
Alzner-Carlson
Orlov-Green
Hillen-Carrick
Goal: Halak, Holtby.
Scratches: Brooks Laich (groin), John Erskine and Patrick Wey.
LTIR: Aaron Volpatti (left shoulder) and Mikhail Grabovski (left ankle).
