Capitals lineup tonight: Washington’s projected lineup for game against the Edmonton Oilers| January 21, 2025

The Washington Capitals are back in action tonight against the Edmonton Oilers. The Caps are leading the league in points and are 31-10-5. The Oilers enter play tonight at 29-14-3. This is a potential Stanley Cup Final preview.

Washington is pretty healthy right now withAlexander Ovechkin back with the team. Currently, only left wing Sonny Milano is hurt. He's on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Everyone else is fully healthy and ready to go.

With that in mind, here's what their projected lineup could look tonight against Edmonton. Note that lineups can change before puck drop:

Forwards:

• LW Alex Ovechkin - C Dylan Strome - RW Aliaksei Protas
• LW Connor McMichael - C Pierre-Luc Dubois - RW Tom Wilson
• LW Ivan Miroshnichenko - C Lars Eller - RW Taylor Raddysh
• LW Brandon Duhaime - C Nic Dowd - RW Andrew Mangiapane

Defense Pairings:

1. Rasmus Sandin - John Carlson
2. Jakob Chychrun - Trevor van Riemsdyk
3. Martin Fehervary - Matt Roy

Goaltenders:

1. Charlie Lindgren
2. Logan Thompson

Power Play Units:

• Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun, Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson.
• Andrew Mangiapane, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Connor McMichael, Alex Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin.

Penalty Kill Lines:

• Nic Dowd, Brandon Duhaime, Martin Fehervary and John Carlson.
• Lars Eller, Tom Wilson, Trevor Van Riemsdyk and Matt Roy.

The Caps are on the road after a home victory. They defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday.

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Odds for tonight's Capitals game and a look at the upcoming schedule

The Washington Capitals are underdogs on the road against the Edmonton Oilers. Here are the official odds according to Odds Shark:

• Washington is +170 on the moneyline.
• Edmonton is -217 to win outright.
• The puck line is Edmonton -1.5, which is +175.
• The Caps are -210 to cover.
• The total is 5.5 goals combined.
• The over is -140. The under is +110.

After tonight, Washington continues its five-game road trip. Following Edmonton, it will face the Seattle Kraken on Thursday at 10 p.m. EST. The Capitals will then take on the Vancouver Canucks at the same time on Saturday.

The Capitals are underdogs tonight (Imagn)

They close the road trip and the current month with visits to the Calgary Flames (Jan. 28) and the Ottawa Senators (Jan. 30).