Here's what Ethen Frank, Lars Eller and Logan Thompson had to say after the Capitals' 3-2 OT loss to the Canadiens.

The Washington Capitals did what they could and escaped with a point, but recent struggles were on display again in a tough loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lars Eller and Jakob Chychrun scored, but Nick Suzuki had the overtime winner in a 3-2 loss.

Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson.

It was a hockey game,” the center said with a smile after notching three points in Washington’s back-and-forth 7-4 victory. Strome scored late in the first period to end an eight-game goal drought and added two primary assists,

The Pittsburgh Penguins (19-20-8) remain below .500 after leaving a smoldering crater where a five-game homestand was supposed to be. However, the Penguins clicked with A-level goaltending Friday night against the Buffalo Sabres and got back on the winning track.

Washington Capitals (30-10-5, 65 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcasting on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Monumental in the local markets, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are headed out West.

The Capitals will look to keep trending in the right direction against Ottawa, as Jakob Chychrun makes his return for the first time since being traded.

The Capitals are shaking things up on the top-6, with Pierre-Luc Dubois replacing Dylan Strome as Alex Ovechkin's center. Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson will play between Strome, while Aliaksei Protas moves to that top line.

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Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome, whose chemistry has dropped off of late following Ovechkin's injury, were separated. Ovechkin went to work with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Aliaksei Prot

The Capitals are expected to make some changes to the lineup with the team not able to generate much in terms of 5-on-5 offense. Logan Thompson played just 24 hours ago in D.C. with Charlie Lindgren being pulled due to an injury following a collision in the crease, but he will start. Hunter Shepard is up from Hershey to play second chair.

Washington still sits atop the Eastern Conference thanks to its strong start to the year, and that's the level of play that the team is eager to get back to while showing that the start of the year wasn't a fluke and that it can contend down the stretch.