Their preseason roster is now down to 33 players after 15 names were sent back to the AHL's Hershey Bears.
That big round of cuts has allowed Spencer Carbery to get his potential NHL lines and defense pairings on the same practice rink for the first time as head coach of the Caps on Monday.
The biggest news from those combinations is that Matthew Phillips has shot up the lineup and is now skating on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.
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