Per Chuck Gormley, lines and D-pairs at this morning’s skate were the same as the ones that beat down Jersey the other night, so expect the following lines and pairs in front of Justin Peters (making his first start as a Cap) in net:
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Troy Brouwer
Marcus Johansson – Andre Burakovsky – Brooks Laich
Jason Chimera – Eric Fehr – Joel Ward
Liam O`Brien – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Chris Brown
That leaves Braden Holtby as the back-up goalie, John Erskine, Jack Hillen and Michael Latta as healthy scratches, Jay Beagle and Aaron Volpatti out with short-term injuries, and Tom Wilson and Dmitry Orlov out long-term.