After three consecutive 2-1 losses, including one against the Panthers at Barclays Center on Wednesday, coach Jack Capuano has decided to switch up his forward lines to try to get more scoring. Veteran Andrew Ladd will move to the second line alongside Brock Nelson and Ryan Strome, and rookie Anthony Beauvillier will return to the lineup to play on the third line with Alan Quine and Jason Chimera. "Just the history of Andrew Ladd, the history of Brock Nelson and the history of Ryan Strome, we're just hoping that line we can get some secondary scoring," Capuano said. "For me, the chances are there. You just gotta find a way. They will find the back of the net and hopefully it'll be contagious amongst our group and it'll kick-start some of those guys." The top line of John Tavares, Josh Bailey and Anders Lee will remain intact. "It can't be Johnny's line every night carrying us," Strome said. "We kind of have to step up here if we can and chip away. Especially when you lose three games 2-1 because if you score two or three you're going to win and that shouldn't be too hard for our team." Goaltender Thomas Greiss will make his fifth consecutive start.
