Mathieu Perreault was moved up to center Washington's second line at practice due to the absence of Nicklas Backstrom, who will serve a one-game suspension in Game 4 on Thursday night. He logged a mere 4:23 of ice time in Game 3's 4-3 loss to Boston on Monday night and had been playing on the club's fourth line. Perreault has no points and no shots in three games in the Capitals' opening round series, but playing alongside Jason Chimera and Alexander Semin in a larger role should help him become more of an offensive threat.