Per Katie Carrera, Brooks Laich moves up, Martin Erat moves down…and two weeks removed from his last start, Braden Holtby (remember him?) is back in net. Here are tonight’s expected lines and defensive pairings:
Marcus Johansson – Nicklas Backstrom – Troy Brouwer
Eric Fehr – Mikhail Grabovski – Alex Ovechkin
Jason Chimera – Brooks Laich – Joel Ward
Martin Erat – Jay Beagle – Tom Wilson
That leaves Aaron Volpatti, Alexander Urbom and Michal Neuvirth as healthy scratches, Michael Latta and Jack Hillen out with injury, and Philipp Grubauer serving as Holtby’s backup for the evening.