Per Mike Vogel, Barry Trotz will keep his lines the same as the crew that came oh-so-close to almost sort of tying the Canucks on Tuesday night… although there’s a chance that someone on the fourth line comes out in favor of Michael Latta or Liam O’Brien, so stay tuned. Until then, here’s what the lines and defensive pairs might look like in front of Braden Holtby:
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Tom Wilson
Marcus Johansson – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Troy Brouwer
Brooks Laich – Eric Fehr – Joel Ward
Jason Chimera – Andre Burakovsky – Jay Beagle
That leaves Justin Peters backing up Holtby, Michael Latta and Liam O’Brien (possibly) out as healthy scratches, Mike Green inching closer to a return and Dmitry Orlov, Aaron Volpatti and John Erskine out with longer-term injuries.