Per Katie Carrera, the “top” line has a distinctly old-school second-line look to it, as Brooks Laich knocks Marcus Johansson down to the third, Connor Carrick returns… and of course it’s back to Philipp Grubauer between the pipes, with these lines and defensive pairings in front of him:
Brooks Laich – Nicklas Backstrom – Troy Brouwer
Eric Fehr – Mikhail Grabovski – Alex Ovechkin
Jason Chimera – Marcus Johansson – Joel Ward
Aaron Volpatti – Jay Beagle – Tom Wilson
John Erskine – Connor Carrick
That leaves Martin Erat, Steve Oleksy and Michal Neuvirth as healthy scratches, Michael Latta and Jack Hillen out with injury, and Braden Holtby serving as backup.