Possible lines, defense pairings for Nashville game

Published November 14, 2011 5:00am ET



No Mike Green on the ice at Kettler Iceplex on Monday. Wrote about his situation with an overall take on the status of the blueline in a previous post. With defensemen John Erskine and Roman Hamrlik expected to play at Nashville on Tuesday night, here’s how the lines looked today. Sorry, meat-and-potatoes fans, but obviously no guarantee this stands for tomorrow’s game. Just a good possibility:

Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Troy Brouwer

Jason Chimera – Brooks Laich – Alexander Semin

Cody Eakin – Marcus Johansson – Joel Ward

Matt Hendricks – Jeff Halpern (Mathieu Perreault) – Mike Knuble

D-pairings: Karl Alzner-John Carlson. John Erskine-Dennis Wideman. Roman Hamrlik-Jeff Schultz

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