WHO: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
WHEN/WHERE: 7:30 p.m./St. Pete Times Forum
TV/RADIO: Sun Sports/620 AM
INJURIES: Capitals - D Milan Jurcina (sports hernia), out. Lightning - D Paul Ranger (personal leave), D David Hale (broken leg), LW Ryan Malone (knee/upper body), D Mattias Ohlund (lower body), out; C Zenon Konopka (back), probable.
NEED TO KNOW: LW Alex Ovechkin returns tonight from a two-game suspension for a hit on Chicago D Brian Campbell on Sunday. ... The Capitals have seven 20-goal scorers - Ovechkin (44), Alex Semin (32), Nicklas Backstrom (29), Mike Knuble (25), Brooks Laich (24), Eric Fehr (20) and Tomas Fleischmann (20). ... Washington is 16-3-1 against the Southeast, with two of those regulation losses to Tampa Bay. ... C Steven Stamkos and C Vinny Lecavalier each have four goals in five meetings against the Capitals this season. ... Tampa Bay is 7-for-18 on the power play against Washington this season. ... LW Alex Tanguay has gone 14 games without a goal, dating to Feb. 4. ... Washington is 10-for-27 on the power play in the past seven games. ... Rock band Saving Abel will perform on the plaza after the game. The concert is included in the ticket price. ... The Capitals average 3.89 goals per game, more than half a goal more than second-place Vancouver.
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