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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	D. StromeDylan Strome	P. Dubois Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: On three-game point streak Pierre-Luc Dubois Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: On three-game point streak	L. EllerLars Eller N. DowdNic Dowd N. Backstrom Hip: IR-LT. Expected Return - 2025-07-01 Nicklas Backstrom Hip: IR-LT. Expected Return - 2025-07-01
Left Wing	A. Protas Capitals' Aliaksei Protas: Three-game, five-point streak Alexei Protas Capitals' Aliaksei Protas: Three-game, five-point streak	C. McMichaelConnor McMichael	H. LapierreHendrix Lapierre B. DuhaimeBrandon Duhaime A. Ovechkin Lower Leg: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - 2024-12-28 Alex Ovechkin Lower Leg: IR. Injured Reserve. Expected Return - 2024-12-28 S. Milano Upper Body: IR-LT. Expected Return - 2024-12-31 Sonny Milano Upper Body: IR-LT. Expected Return - 2024-12-31
Right Wing	T. Wilson Capitals' Tom Wilson: Set to play Thursday Tom Wilson Capitals' Tom Wilson: Set to play Thursday	T. Raddysh Capitals' Taylor Raddysh: Notches helper in win Taylor Raddysh Capitals' Taylor Raddysh: Notches helper in win	A. MangiapaneAndrew Mangiapane I. MiroshnichenkoIvan Miroshnichenko J. VranaJakub Vrana T. Oshie Back: IR-LT. Expected Return - 2025-09-15 T.J. Oshie Back: IR-LT. Expected Return - 2025-09-15
Left Defenseman	M. FehervaryMartin Fehervary	R. SandinRasmus Sandin	J. Chychrun Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Career season continues Jakob Chychrun Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Career season continues A. AlexeyevAlexander Alexeyev
Right Defenseman	J. Carlson Capitals' John Carlson: Posts helper Saturday John Carlson Capitals' John Carlson: Posts helper Saturday	M. RoyMatt Roy	T. van RiemsdykTrevor van Riemsdyk D. McIlrathDylan McIlrath
Goalie	L. ThompsonLogan Thompson	C. Lindgren Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Star-caliber work continues Charlie Lindgren Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Star-caliber work continues	—