Per Mike Vogel, Barry Trotz takes another stab at his fourth line, swapping out Chris Brown in favor of Michael Latta as the Caps get ready to face the Avs. With the rest of the forward lines and D pairs staying the same, here’s a look at the lineup in Denver tonight, with Braden Holtby in net:
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Tom Wilson
Marcus Johansson – Andre Burakovsky – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Jay Beagle – Joel Ward
Michael Latta – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Eric Fehr
That leaves Justin Peters backing up Holtby, Chris Brown and Jack Hillen as healthy scratches, and Brooks Laich, Dmitry Orlov, Liam O’Brien, Aaron Volpatti and John Erskine out with injuries.