"In a 59:45 time on ice playoff sample size, the line showed flashes of being a potential play driver, seeing 55 percent of shot attempts, 54.3 percent of scoring chances, and 53.3 percent of high-danger chances. Ovechkin and Strome have been near inseparable for the past three years, outscoring the opposition 88-82 in over 1,700 minutes shared on the ice together."
"Pierre-Luc Dubois and Aliaksei Protas played 463 five-on-five minutes together last season and were one of the best center-wing combinations in the league. With the two on the ice, the Capitals collected 55.2 percent of shot attempts, 54.5 percent of expected goals, 56.3 percent of scoring chances, and 54.9 percent of high-danger chances."
"Alex Ovechkin didn't take any rushes with Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier as he left the skate early due to a lower-body injury. (Note: Terik Parascak filled in as his placeholder.) The top trio was put together by Carbery at the end of the regular season and persisted into the postseason."
The Washington Capitals opened 2025 training camp with skate tests and a first practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex under head coach Spencer Carbery, who separated players into three groups. Three of the four projected forward lines are newly formed and skated together for the first time, while the fourth trio spent the latter regular season and playoffs together. Alex Ovechkin exited a skate early with a lower-body injury and did not take rushes with Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier. The returning top trio showed positive possession and chance metrics in a 59:45 playoff sample, and Pierre-Luc Dubois with Aliaksei Protas posted strong five-on-five results last season.
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