Per Katie Carrera, here are tonight’s projected lines and defensive pairings, with Brooks Laich returning from an 11-game absence and Philipp Grubauer getting the nod in net:
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin
Eric Fehr – Mikhail Grabovski – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Martin Erat – Joel Ward
Brooks Laich – Jay Beagle – Tom Wilson
That would leave Alexander Urbom and Michal Neuvirth as healthy scratches, Michael Latta and Jack Hillen out with injury, and Braden Holtby serving as the evening’s backup goaltender.