Mathieu Perreault is trying to play his way onto the Capitals' starting roster for this season. He notched a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-1 win over Columbus, but understands that his consistency at the NHL level needs to be better to stick with the big club in 2011-12. "They know what I'm capable of doing," said Perreault, who tallied 14 points in 35 appearances last year . "It's just a matter of doing it every night." Cody Eakin, Chris Bourque and Mattias Sjogren are also in the mix for Washington's vacant spot up front.