Two games ago, Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz unveiled a completely new set of forward lines.
Before, Trotz had Alex Ovechkin with Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie on his first line. His new top line consisted of Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, who was previously on the second line and Justin Williams, who was previously on the third line. The new edition of the second line featured Marcus Johansson, Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson, who was previously playing on the fourth line.
The third line featured two players who had played in the top-six before the new edition. Andre Burakovsky, previously a second-line right wing, moved to the left wing spot on the third line.