Eddie Lack will start Tuesday evening against the Capitals.

Lack will start Tuesday evening against the Capitals.

Analysis:

Lack's ridden the pine for three consecutive games and nine of the last 12, but he'll give Cam Ward a break in this one. Unfortunately, the 28-year-old Swede draws a Washington team that's riding high atop the NHL leaderboard thanks in no small part to an explosive offense. That makes it quite the gamble to deploy Lack and the .903 save mark he carries into Tuesday's game.