Cristobal Huet will return to action in his first game since December 1 on Thursday against the Capitals.Guillaume Latendresse makes his return after sitting the last two games with an undisclosed upper body injury. Michael Ryder will be a healthy scratch to make room for Latendresse. – TSN

Lineup against Washington (according to RDS’s Yvon Pedenault who spoke to the Team’s 990 Tony Marinaro off air):

Forwards:

Higgins/Koivu/S. Kostitsyn

Kovalev/Plekanec/A. Kostitsyn

Streit/Chipchura/Kostopoulos

Dandenault/Lapierre/Latendresse

Defense:

Markov/Komisarek

Hamrlik/O’Byrne

Bouillon/Gorges

Goaltender: Huet

Press box: Brisebois (injured?), Ryder