No morning skate today, so stay tuned for the status of Eric Fehr (who missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury. With that in mind, it’s likely that the Caps go with a lineup similar to the one that faced the Preds in Nashville, with one notable exception: Justin Peters in net, making his return after six weeks off. Here’s a look at what he could see in front of him:
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Andre Burakovsky
Marcus Johansson – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Troy Brouwer
Brooks Laich – Jay Beagle – Joel Ward
Jason Chimera – Michael Latta – Tom Wilson
Justin Peters
That leaves Braden Holtby getting a night off for the first time since the end of November, Steve Oleksy as a healthy scratch, and Dmitry Orlov, John Erskine and Aaron Volpatti still on the IR.