Per Mike Vogel, Liam O’Brien and Andre Burakovsky will make their NHL debut for the Caps tonight as the 2014-15 season gets underway, so expect the following lines and pairs in front of Braden Holtby in net:
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Eric Fehr
Marcus Johansson – Andre Burakovsky – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Brooks Laich – Joel Ward
Liam O`Brien – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Chris Brown
That leaves John Erskine as a healthy scratch, Michael Latta, Jay Beagle and Mike Green out with short-term injuries, and Aaron Volpatti out long-term.