But you could hardly notice anything changed in the final preseason game of the season.
John Carlson opened the power play scoring with a blast from the point for the Capitals fourth goal of the night. Alex Ovechkin scored from his usual spot from a cross-ice pass just five minutes later. And for the final power play goal of the night, Ovechkin scored from, you guessed it, his usual spot.
For the most part, Barry Trotz rolled with Ovechkin, Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson and T.J. Oshie. Every player knows their role, and they know it really, really well.