Barry Trotz's search for the right mix of forwards continued Wednesday morning as the Capitals' head coach scrambled the lines once again.

Here’s how Alex Ovechkin and Co. lined up for practice:

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Johansson

Burakovsky-Kuznetsov-Connolly

Sanford-Eller-Williams

Winnik-Beagle-Wilson

Some observations:

Trotz put Ovechkin and Backstrom back together at the end of Saturday’s game. They had some success, and so they’re staying together. For now, anyway. No. 8 and No. 19 haven’t started a game together since the 5-1 loss at Carolina on Nov. 12.

Johansson flips to the right side. A left shot, he prefers skating on the left. But he says he’s played on the right side enough that he comfortable there, too.

Trotz has talked about giving Connolly a bigger role. And now he’s done it. Not only is Connolly on the second power play unit, he’s now playing with two of the team’s most skilled forwards in Burakovsky and Kuznetsov. “It’s nice to get rewarded a little, I guess,” said Connolly, who had a goal and assist against Buffalo.“We’ll see what happens tomorrow, but I’m excited if it does stay the same; Burky and Kuzy are two really good players. I’m going to try get on the score sheet again and hopefully we can get on a little roll.”

Connolly’s promotion means Williams, who has two goals and two assists, drops down a line.

What's Trotz searching for? Production. Since beating the Penguins 7-1, the Capitals have totaled 12 goals in the past five games.

Although Trotz wouldn’t commit to the new lines, it would be surprising if he made any changes prior to hosting NHL-worst Islanders on Thursday night.

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