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**Capitals Face Rangers in Back-to-Back Battle at MSG**

**NEW YORK, NY** – The Washington Capitals face a quick turnaround as they travel to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers tonight at 7 p.m., just 24 hours after securing a victory over the New York Islanders on Long Island.

Head Coach Spencer Carbery is making adjustments to the lineup. Hendrix Lapierre and Trevor van Riemsdyk will be scratches, while Charlie Lindgren gets the nod in net, making his season debut after Logan Thompson guarded the net against the Islanders.

The projected forward lines are:

* Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Sonny Milano
* Aliaksei Protas – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Tom Wilson
* Anthony Beauvillier – Connor McMichael – Ryan Leonard
* Brandon Duhaime – Nic Dowd – Justin Sourdif

Aliaksei Protas will feature on the 2nd line with Dubois and Wilson. Protas is coming off a stellar performance against the Islanders, netting two goals and an assist, giving him a team-leading four points in the young season.

Jakob Chychrun leads the team with three assists. Veteran Tom Wilson will be looking to extend his point streak to three games. All eyes remain on Alex Ovechkin, who notched an assist Saturday night but is still hunting for his first goal of the season, three shy of reaching the milestone of 900 career goals.

Rookie Ryan Leonard is looking to build on his momentum after scoring his first NHL regular-season goal on Saturday. “Now, it’s just a matter of his line getting more trust and minutes from the coaching staff.”

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