There’s expected to be just one change in the Washington Capitals forward ranks and none on defense after back-to-back home wins. Washington will look to take a stranglehold on the series in Game 3 in Carolina and take command of the series for good.
Jakub Vrana and Carl Hagelin have switched places once again, and Vrana will take the second line minutes between he and Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie. Hagelin will skate with Lars Eller and Brett Connolly, as he did in the regular season.