Alex Ovechkin sits at 899 career goals and needs one goal to reach 900, having scored two goals in nine games this season both on one-timers off faceoff wins in the offensive zone. The Capitals will be without Dylan Strome and Rasmus Sandin due to injury, prompting a first line of Ovechkin, Connor McMichael, and Ryan Leonard and a second line of Aliaksei Protas, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Tom Wilson. Logan Thompson will make his 50th appearance and already holds the franchise record for most wins in a Capitals goaltender's first 50 games. The game is nationally televised as part of Frozen Frenzy at 8:50 pm on ESPN, and early action included a split-screen broadcast, multiple penalties, and an injury to Colin Blackwell.
"Tonight, Ovechkin will have another chance to reach 900 goals with a single tally against the Dallas Stars. The Capitals captain, who is sitting at 899 goals, has two tallies in his first nine games, both via one-timers off faceoff wins in the offensive zone. Against the Stars, the Capitals will be without both Dylan Strome and Rasmus Sandin due to injury. The Capitals will turn to a first line featuring Ovechkin with Connor McMichael and Ryan Leonard, as well as a towering second line of Aliaksei Protas, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Tom Wilson. That should be fun."
"Please note - tonight's a national boi as part of the Frozen Frenzy. Puck drop for Caps-Stars is at 8:50 pm on ESPN. Lines Washington Capitals Dallas Stars Tunnel shenanigans 1st Period Puck is dropped. Protas-Dubois-Wilson and Fehervary-Carlson get the start. The game is on a split screen because the Penguins-Flyers game will just not end. The first 9:10 of the Capitals-Stars game was on a split screen or just not shown during the ending of the Penguins-Flyers game. Colin Blackwell writhing on the bench after taking a hit by Tom Wilson along the corner boards with 10:41 remaining."
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