Expect the Caps to stick with the same lines and pairings tonight, with Braden Holtby in net:
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin
Martin Erat – Mike Ribeiro – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Mathieu Perreault – Eric Fehr
Matt Hendricks – Jay Beagle – Joel Ward
That leaves Jeff Schultz, Wojtek Wolski, Tom Poti and Aaron Volpatti as healthy scratches, and Brooks Laich (who skated this morning) out with injury.
At the other end of the rink, Ryane Clowe makes his series debut on the fourth line, but Marc Staal is apparently missing.
So… at least some of the players listed below will be on the ice in some fashion (with the one constant, Henrik Lundqvist between the pipes):
Rick Nash– Derek Stepan – Ryan Callahan
Carl Hagelin – Brad Richards – Taylor Pyatt
Mats Zuccarello – Derick Brassard – Brian Boyle
Ryane Clowe – Derek Dorsett – Arron Asham