""Reliable minutes is what we're looking for," Carbery said Tuesday. [Lapierre] doesn't have to save the world, doesn't have to score a goal, doesn't have to get a point. We just need good, strong, solid minutes from him, reliable with his reads and puck decisions, good defensively. Chip in, hopefully, with being able to control some play. Again, not score, control some play. So get in the offensive zone, stay there for a shift."
""I think Beau is a good complement to Stromer and O,""
The Washington Capitals will use a different lineup against the Tampa Bay Lightning after Pierre-Luc Dubois was ruled day-to-day and missed morning skate. Connor McMichael has been promoted into a top-six center role, likely skating between Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson; that trio has shared only 37:34 of five-on-five ice time since 2022-23. Hendrix Lapierre returns to the lineup after a healthy scratch and averaged 10:02 of ice time in two early-season games without a point. Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome have been reunited with Anthony Beauvillier, and Ovechkin assisted Beauvillier on the lone goal versus the Rangers. Head coach Spencer Carbery emphasized the need for reliable, defensively responsible minutes from Lapierre.
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