Mike Knuble will sit as a healthy scratch when the Capitals host Winnipeg on Thursday night. "It's always hard to do," coach Dale Hunter said, "But you put [Jay] Beagle in [for] more speed. Mike hasn't scored in a while, figured get him up top and watch the game." It has been 27 games since Knuble last found the back of the net and he has collected just three assists over that span. Beagle has been a healthy scratch for the past five contests.