Ovechkin-less Caps back to work

Day One without Alex Ovechkin is here for the Washington Capitals. Bruce Boudreau has shuffled the lines up for practice, so here's what they look like:

Fleischmann-Backstrom-Knuble

Laich-Morrison-Semin

Laing-Steckel-Bradley

Fehr-Perreault-Clark

Mathieu Perreault was recalled from Hershey and the Caps sent Keith Aucoin back. Aucoin had five points in eight games, which is a better scoring pace than anyone outside the top six forwards and Mike Green, but he was also two games away from being eligible for waivers again. Perreault has a goal and six assists for the Bears this season.

Also, it looks like Eric Fehr is ready to return from a rib injury, but if he still can't go tomorrow, the Caps would either dress Tyler Sloan as a forward or recall another guy from Hershey.

Boyd Gordon is not on the ice, so it looks like he will miss his ninth straight game with a back injury. LTIR could be in play here if the Caps need to free up some cap space in a pinch.