The Capitals have made their way to Los Angeles following Thursday night’s loss to the Sharks in San Jose. The Caps and Kings do battle Saturday night at Staples Center. Puck drop is a dreadful 10:30 p.m.

PRACTICE:
On Friday the team held practice at the Toyota Sports Center, the Los Angeles Kings practice facility. As promised, Barry Trotz made significant changes to the Caps forward lines.

Lines:
90-19-77
8-92-43
10-20-14
26-83-13

No changes to D.

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) March 10, 2017

Trotz was asked about the changes after practice. “I think we’ve gone a little stale. We’re just not finding it.” Trotz said he designed the lines to have a scorer on every line. Trotz discussed the moves with the media following practice.

#Caps head coach Barry Trotz talks to the media after Friday’s practice as the team gets ready for #CapsKings tomorrow in LA. #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/r3hyMSzTn2

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 10, 2017

Alex Ovechkin was asked about the lines changes following practice on Friday. “I think the situation right now, it’s obviously not fun”.

METROPOLITAN DIVISION STANDINGS:

INTERVIEWS:
Matt Niskanen

Matt Niskanen talks with @VogsCaps from Los Angeles as the team gets ready for tomorrow’s game against the Kings. #CapsKings #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/0Vgx9JwUMi

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 10, 2017

SHAVINGS:

• The Capitals are 5-4-1 since returning from the bye-week.
• Kevin Shattenkirk earned an assist on Thursday at San Jose, extending his assist streak to three games.
• Nathan Walker returns to the Bears lineup tonight for the first time since January 28th.

STORY LINKS:
Caps-Sharks Notebook: Sharks Stars Come Out To Play (Mike Vogel)
Game 67: Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings, March 11th (The Peerless Prognosticator)
The Caps are 5-4-1 since their bye week. Are they headed for another late-season slide? (WaPo)
Caps Seek to Topple Kings in Los Angeles (Mike Vogel)

NEWS AND NOTES:
It was an off-day for the Capitals media. CSN and John Walton took advantage of the free time by visiting the set of “Wheel of Fortune”.

I’d like to solve the puzzle, Pat. @JoeBpXp @Laughlin18 pic.twitter.com/IGyqRbIdtZ

— John Walton (@WaltonCaps) March 10, 2017

Our hosts couldn’t be more gracious backstage at Wheel of Fortune. Many thanks to @patsajak & Vanna! They work with a great team! pic.twitter.com/koTUG0hbKf

— Joe Beninati (@JoeBpXp) March 10, 2017

Great time with @patsajak and the crew @CSNCapitals @Laughlin18 @WaltonCaps @JoeBpXp @capsbigbossman pic.twitter.com/vK1EuvCuVi

— Adam Miller (@millerpenaltybx) March 10, 2017