ARLINGTON, V.A. — After an off day following a tough loss in Tampa Bay, the Washington Capitals got back to work on Monday with a productive practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
There was a new face at practice, as Mike Sgarbossa joined the mix after being called up over the weekend.
Sgarbossa was given a simple message from head coach Spencer Carbery: to play his game and play hard, as he takes over as the third-line center amid struggles for Hendrix Lapierre to open the season.
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Lapierre drew out of the mix, skating as an extra with Sonny Milano.
Here are the line combinations:
Aliaksei Protas-Dylan Strome-Alex Ovechkin
Connor McMichael-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana-Mike Sgarbossa-Andrew Mangiapane
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Taylor Raddysh
Sonny Milano-Hendrix Lapierre
Jakob Chychrun-John Carlson
Martin Fehervary-Dylan McIlrath
Rasmus Sandin-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Alex Alexeyev
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
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