Pregame Notes: Washington Capitals at. Tampa Bay Lightning

 The Caps begin their week in Tampa to take on a very talented Lightning group. Here is what the lineup will be tonight as the Caps look to win their third game in a row. 

Forwards:

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson

Johansson-Kuznetsov-Brouwer

Laich-Fehr-Ward

Chimera-Latta-Beagle

Defense and Goalies:

Orpik-Carlson

Alzner-Niskanen

Schmidt-Hillen

Holtby

Peters

What to Watch:

*Andre Burakovsky will be a scratch for the second game in a row, Burakovsky was named to Team Sweden for the World Junior Championships but it is unknown if he will go play in that or stay in DC.

*Liam O'Brien was sent down to Hershey Sunday. O'Brien has been a great story and it's fair to him to go down so he can play and get better for when his next chance comes around.

*Looks like Mike Green will miss tonight's game, however Thursday at home against Columbus looks like a real possibility.

*Braden Holtby will be back in net tonight as he has been really good lately. The Lightning will have their mountain of a goalie Ben Bishop in between the pipes.

*Michael Latta's solid play has put him back in the lineup, along with Jay Beagle and Jason Chimera that line has been good.

*Evgeny Kuznetsov had a good game in New Jersey, we will see if he can heat up.

*This will be a tough game for the Caps but it is also a great opportunity for a signature win to start a win streak. The Caps have to play with energy from the beginning or they will be in trouble. 

*Gametime 7:30 pm on CSN