NASHVILLE, Tenn. | The Capitals were not at their best in Saturday’s shootout loss, and now the lines and defensive pairs are getting a good shake-up.
The top line is as it has been for a couple weeks – as is the fourth line – but in between there’s a lot of change. See for yourself:
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera – Brooks Laich – Alexander Semin
Cody Eakin – Marcus Johansson – Joel Ward
Matt Hendricks – Jeff Halpern – Mike Knuble
On defense, the kids are broken up yet again. The pairs:
Roman Hamrlik – Karl Alzner
John Erskine – Dennis Wideman
Jeff Schultz – John Carlson
