Per Alex Prewitt, Braden Holtby will set a new franchise record with his 23rd-straight appearance when he gets the start tonight. Beyond that, Barry Trotz is being cagey and may or may not make changes in front of his ironman goaltender – so for now, here’s what the lines and defensive pairings could look like tonight in Philly:
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Andre Burakovsky
Marcus Johansson – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Troy Brouwer
Brooks Laich – Eric Fehr – Joel Ward
Jason Chimera – Jay Beagle – Tom Wilson
That leaves Justin Peters once again backing up Holtby (before heading to Hershey for a conditioning stint), Michael Latta and Nate Schmidt possibly out as healthy scratches, and Dmitry Orlov, John Erskine and Aaron Volpatti still on the IR.