DUCKS (13-10-5) at CAPITALS (15-7-3)
3 p.m. ET; SN, NBCSWA, PRIME, NHL.TV

The Game
The Washington Capitals go for their eighth straight win when they host the Anaheim Ducks at Capital One Arena on Sunday.
The Capitals are on their longest winning streak since they won nine consecutive games from Dec. 31, 2016-Jan. 15, 2017.
Goalie Braden Holtby is expected to start and seeks his sixth straight victory. He has a 1.49 goals-against average and .957 save percentage in his past five games (four starts).
The Ducks are looking for their fourth consecutive win and are 5-1-0 in their past six games.
Goalie John Gibson is expected to start; he's 4-1-1 with a 2.20 GAA and .934 save percentage in his past six starts.

Players to watch
Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past seven games.
Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom had a hat trick Friday and has 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in his past 14 games.

They said it
"I feel fresh out there now. It's nice to have a little extra jump in your stride." -- Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm, who returned for Anaheim's 2-1 win at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday after missing six games with a lower-body injury
"[The Ducks are] a team that has speed and size and they're a difficult opponent for sure. We're going to have to be on our game certainly, after watching some of their game in Carolina. -- Capitals coach Todd Reirden

Ducks projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Jakob Silfverberg
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Montour
John Gibson
Scratched: Andy Welinski, Ben Street, Josh Mahura
Injured: Corey Perry (knee surgery), Cam Fowler (facial fractures), Patrick Eaves (back spasms)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Braden Holtby
Injured: T.J. Oshie (upper body), Brooks Orpik (lower body)

Status report
Oshie has yet to resume skating.

Stat pack
Henrique has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past four games. … Ritchie will play in his 200th NHL game. … Ovechkin has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in a seven-game point streak and needs one power-play goal to pass Mario Lemieux (236) and tie Brendan Shanahan (237) for sixth place on the NHL all-time list. … Wilson has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in a seven-game point streak. … Carlson has nine assists in his past seven games.