Per Katie Carrera, Mikhail Grabovski will return to the lineup tonight after missing a couple of games with the flu, and Philipp Grubauer will get the cage again, so here are tonight’s expected lines and defensive pairings:
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin
Eric Fehr -Â Mikhail Grabovski – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Martin Erat – Joel Ward
Aaron Volpatti – Jay Beagle – Tom Wilson
That leaves Alexander Urbom and Michal Neuvirth as healthy scratches, Brooks Laich, Michael Latta and Jack Hillen out with injury, and Braden Holtby serving as the evening’s backup goaltender.