Per Stephen Whyno, Michal Neuvirth will make his first start for Washington since dropping a 4-1 decision in Boston on March 16th while teammates face the Lightning’s Ben Bishop for the first time in the Southeast Division.
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin
Eric Fehr – Mike Ribeiro – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Mathieu Perreault – Joel Ward
Aaron Volpatti – Matt Hendricks – Jay Beagle
Martin Erat joins Brooks Laich and Tom Poti on the shelf with injuries after last night’s win in Florida, a lower body injury keeping Erat out of the lineup. That leaves forward Wojtek Wolski and defenseman Jeff Schultz as the team’s healthy scratches.