Per Mike Vogel, Marcus Johansson returns to the top line, Aaron Volpatti jumps back to the press box and Jack Hillen makes his Verizon Center Debut:
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin
Eric Fehr – Mike Ribeiro – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Mathieu Perreault – Joel Ward
That leaves John Erskine, Mike Green, Tomas Kundratek and Brooks Laich all out with injuries, and Aaron Volpatti and Wojtek Wolski out healthy.