Washington Capitals Vs Las Vegas: Live Stream, Time, Preview

The Washington Capitals have found themselves in an 0-1 hole entering Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. After falling 6-4 in Game 1, the Caps look to even up the series Wednesday night before it heads to Washington for games 3 and 4. Here's everything you need to know about tonight's game.

Stanley Cup Finals Game 2
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas NV
8 p.m. ET

NETWORKS: NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS

LIVESTREAM: NBCSN

NOTE: Capital One Arena in D.C. will be hosting a free viewing party once again for Game 2. As before, the event is free to attend. Doors open at 7 p.m. Concessions and the team store will be open. D.C. police are closing roads in the immediate area to traffic. More information is here.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Game 3 will shift to Washington on Saturday, and Game 4 will take place Monday in Washington.

Assuming there is a Game 5, 6, or 7, the series will shift back to Las Vegas for Game 5 on Thursday, June 7. They'll play Game 6 in Washington on Sunday, June 10, and if there is a Game 7, it will happen on Wednesday, June 13.

All games will take place at 8 p.m.

GAME 1 RECAP: The Caps lost a back-and-forth game in which they often took the lead only for Vegas to quickly answer. Brett Connolly was first on board for the Caps in the 1st period, followed by Nick Backstrom less than a minute later. John Carlson scored in the 2nd period and Tom Wilson scored in the 3rd.

CAPITALS PROJECTED LINEUP:

Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson

Jakub Vrana -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie

Andre Burakovsky -- Lars Eller -- Brett Connolly

Chandler Stephenson -- Jay Beagle -- Devante Smith-Pelly

Dmitry Orlov -- Matt Niskanen

Michal Kempny -- John Carlson

Brooks Orpik -- Christian Djoos

Braden Holtby

Philipp Grubauer

GOLDEN KNIGHTS PROJECTED LINEUP:

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith

Alex Tuch -- Erik Haula -- James Neal

David Perron -- Cody Eakin -- Ryan Carpenter

Tomas Nosek -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves

Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt

Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland

Luca Sbisa -- Colin Miller

Marc-Andre Fleury

Maxime Lagace

As the Caps prepare to face off against the Golden Knights and tie up the series, here's a preview from the NHL Tonight crew that breaks down the matchup:

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 28: Braden Holtby #70 and Jay Beagle #83 of the Washington Capitals defend the net against Tomas Nosek #92 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the third period of Game One of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on May 28, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Capitals 6-4. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)