Via Washington Post, below is tonight's starting lineup for the Washington Capitals as they prepare to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Forwards
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Knuble
Chimera-Johansson-Fehr
Laich-Perreault-Beagle
Hendricks-Steckel-GordonDefense
Hannan-Green
Alzner-Carlson
Schultz-PotiGoal
Varlamov
NeuvirthScratches: John Erskine, Tyler Sloan and Alexander Semin.
With Boyd Gordon set to return to the lineup for the first time since December 12, the Capitals reassigned Brian Willsie to AHL Hershey. Willsie had one assist in about six minutes of ice time against the Florida Panthers Tuesday.