Mammoth Vs Capitals Preview: Caps Open March at Capital One Arena

The Capitals will host the Utah Mammoth on March 3 in a matchup billed as mammoth vs capitals, the first meeting between the clubs this season. The game begins at 7 p. m. ET at Capital One Arena and will be carried on +.

Mammoth Vs Capitals at Capital One Arena

Washington (31-24-7) opens the March portion of its schedule against Utah (31-25-4) on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena; the two teams will meet again on March 26 in Salt Lake City to finish the season series. The Capitals enter the game ninth in the Eastern Conference with 69 points while the Mammoth sit seventh in the Western Conference with 66 points.

Caps' form, practice and lineup notes

The Caps come out of the Olympic break with momentum: six wins in their last eight games (6-2-0) and a five-game home-ice winning streak heading into Tuesday’s tilt. Washington suffered a 6-2 loss in Montreal on Saturday at the Bell Centre, a game coach Spencer Carbery said featured costly mistakes. "The score makes it look worse than it was; two empty-netters will do that, " Carbery said, adding that the team "made some significant mistakes" and that special teams were a factor.

After a day off on Sunday, the club skated Monday morning at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Captain Alex Ovechkin took a maintenance day on Monday, but Carbery indicated he will be in the lineup. Forward Connor McMichael said the team has been "playing desperate hockey" over the last 10 games and noted Washington's focus on puck possession and sticky defense.

How to watch and what's next

The game starts at 7 p. m. ET and is broadcast on +. The Capitals have precisely 20 games remaining on their schedule; with 40 points available, the team will need to capture a large share of those points to meet its goals down the stretch. After Tuesday’s meeting, the clubs reconvene on March 26 in Salt Lake City for the season finale of the series.