Mason (general soreness) will start Thursday's game against the Capitals, Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Mason was a little banged up after facing 42 shots his last start Tuesday, but any soreness he is dealing with will not prevent him from playing Thursday. Mason snapped a five-start winless streak his last time out, but he will be challenged Thursday by a surging Washington team that lost just four times in its last 15 games.