Per Katie Carrera, here are tonight’s rather familiar line combos and D-pairings, with Braden Holtby back between the pipes:
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin
Brooks Laich – Mikhail Grabovski – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Eric Fehr – Joel Ward
Martin Erat – Jay Beagle – Tom Wilson
John Erskine skated today and hopes to be back in the lineup on Wednesday night, while Aaron Volpatti sits yet again as healthy scratch and Michal Neuvirth is back to back-up duty.