Capitals face lineup changes and injury concerns in tight end-of-season race.

After two consecutive losses, Washington Capitals' head coach Peter Laviolette has changed all of his forward lines for their upcoming game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The new top line features Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, and Tom Wilson. Anthony Mantha returns to the lineup on the second line, centered by Evgeny Kuznetsov. The third and fourth lines have little familiarity. The defense pairs have also shifted, with Nick Jensen returning from injury to replace Trevor van Riemsdyk. Darcy Kuemper is still out, and Charlie Lindgren will start in goal.