Carl Hagelin, Washington Capitals (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Having an effective fourth line can be an incredible advantage. On more nights than not the Washington Capitals have that advantage. For the past two seasons the Capitals have rolled out a fourth line of Carl Hagelin, Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway. That line brings energy and physicality nearly every night.
It’s a line that is arguably led by Hathaway with his good skating and physicality. He led the team in hits by a large margin this past season having 177 hits.