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Todd Reirden changes all of the Capitals’ forward lines, may sit Christian Djoos for Game Four

After the Carolina Hurricanes throttled the Caps in Game Three, something had to change.

To that end, Todd Reirden has shuffled all of his lines and the bottom defensive pair to get the Caps back to their winning ways in Game Four.

The only thing that has remained the same from Game Three are the top two defensive pairs. Courtesy of Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post:

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By Julia Karron 1 month ago

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Jakub Vrana bumped up to second line for Game Three

After winning the first two games of the series, the Washington Capitals are in Raleigh for Game Three against the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Capitals debuted one change to their lines after Alex Ovechkin brought back the hot lap.

Jakub Vrana has been bumped up to the second line while Carl Hagelin will skate on the team’s third.

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By Ian Oland 1 month ago

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Lars Eller takes maintenance day as he deals with apparent upper-body injury

After scoring an empty-net goal to seal the win for the Capitals on Thursday night, Lars Eller missed practice Friday to tend to an upper-body injury.

It’s the second maintenance day Eller’s needed this week.

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By Cara Bahniuk and Julia Karron 1 month ago

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Carl Hagelin joins Capitals fourth line for practice, Todd Reirden comments on Nick Jensen trade

Recently-acquired forward Carl Hagelin hit the ice at KeyBank Center for his first practice as a Washington Capital on Friday.

Hagelin joined Nic Dowd and Chandler Stephenson on the fourth line.

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By Donya Abramo 3 months ago

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TJ Oshie will replace Alex Ovechkin in the Ovi Spot during one-game suspension

During All-Star Weekend, Braden Holtby suggested to John Carlson, the winner of the NHL’s Hardest Shot competition, that he should replace Alex Ovechkin on the left dot of the powerplay.

“Yeah. I should, yeah,” Carlson responded smiling. “I don’t know if he’d like it though.”

With Ovechkin suspended Friday for skipping the league’s All-Star Game, Carlson had a chance to do so against the Calgary Flames, but Capitals head coach Todd Reirden has other ideas.

Right wing TJ Oshie will move to the Ovi Spot™ on the Caps first powerplay unit.

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By Julia Karron 4 months ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov demoted to third line after Caps’ fourth straight loss

Following their fourth straight loss, the Washington Capitals have drastically shuffled lines at Saturday morning’s practice. Having scored just four goals in those four losses, the team appears desperate for more offense.

And oh, by the way, Evgeny Kuznetsov has been demoted to the third line.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Capitals shuffle defensive pairings with Matt Niskanen unlikely to play Saturday in Ottawa

Defenseman Matt Niskanen is not expected to play against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, and the Washington Capitals will have to change their defensive pairings accordingly. Niskanen did participate in his first morning skate after sustaining a scary upper-body injury during Thursday’s 3-1 victory over the Hurricanes but is still listed as day-to-day.

The Capitals’ forward lines remain the same. Pheonix Copley will get the start in net, giving Braden Holtby the night off. Copley got his first career shutout against the bottom-dwelling Senators the last time these two teams met.

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By Alex Hayes 5 months ago

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Andre Burakovsky returns to lineup against Buffalo after being a healthy scratch for four-straight games

After losing 2-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday, Capitals’ head coach Todd Reirden is altering his lines — albeit subtly.

Andre Burakovsky will be back in the lineup for Friday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres.

It will be Burakovsky’s first game in nearly two weeks — a December 8 game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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By Alex Hayes 5 months ago

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Capitals promote Jakub Vrana to first line, Andre Burakovsky to second ahead of Saturday’s game in Calgary

On Friday the Capitals shook up their lines following Thursday’s 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Most notably, Jakub Vrana earned a promotion to the first line alongside Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Andre Burakovsky replaces Vrana on the second line after a strong couple games on the fourth line. Burakovsky scored his first goal of the season Thursday night in Edmonton.

On the blue line, Madison Bowey works his way into the line up, as Christian Djoos misses out with his first healthy scratch of the season.

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By Alex Hayes 7 months ago

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Caps tinker with fourth line ahead of Wednesday’s Stanley Cup Final rematch against Vegas

On Saturday, the Capitals tweaked their lines at practice following their 7-6 overtime loss against the Penguins. Dmitrij Jaskin replaced Nathan Walker on the fourth line during practice rushes ahead of a possible debut on Wednesday against the Golden Nights at Capital One Arena.

The rest of the forward lines and defensive pairs remain unchanged.

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By Alex Hayes 8 months ago

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