Preview of capitals vs. Bruins: Line combinations, stats, storylines to watch

After a convincing win at home 24 hours earlier, the Washington Capitals are back on the road for one last game before the holiday break, this time against the Boston Bruins.

Here’s everything you need to know before the puck drops at 19 at TD Garden.

Washington Capitals line combinations

With disease spreads through spacelineup could very well change for Monday, especially with the team facing some fatigue after a 3-1 win over the Los Anglees Kings on Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin remains out of the mix but is on the mend and expected to return after the holiday break. The same applies to Lars Ellerwho are out with illness.

Charlie Lindgren starts for the Capitals.

Here are the projected lines:

Andrew Mangiapane-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson

Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Aliaksei Protas

Jakub Vrana-Hendrix Lapierre-Taylor Raddysh

Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Ivan Miroshnichenko

Rasmus Sandin-John Carlson

Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk

Martin Fehervary-Matt Roy

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Washington Capitals statistics

– Pierre-Luc Dubois has points in seven of his last eight outings and is the team’s leading scorer through the month of December.

Related: Finding a home with the Capitals has been sweet for Pierre-Luc Dubois, and beating his former kings was even sweeter

– Aliaksei Protas has goals in back-to-back games, as does Jakub Vrana.

Related: With size and smarts, Protas steps into star role for Capitals: ‘He’s going to be a really special talent for years to come in this league’

Washington Capitals storylines

– Henrik Rybinskicalled up before the break, could very well make his NHL debut with Washington dealing with lineup issues, so keep an eye on him.

– Charlie Lindgren is coming off an impressive game where he had the save of the year on Friday, so look for him to make an impact. He also likes to play in Beantown.

– Watch out for Connor McMichael, who has points in back-to-back games and leads the team in goals.

– Also, don’t count out Dylan Strome, who is hungry to get back on the scoresheet.