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COYOTES (3-6-1) at CAPITALS (5-5-2)

Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Lawson Crouse
Liam O'Brien -- Jack McBain -- Christian Fischer
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Dylan Guenther
Nick Ritchie -- Barrett Hayton
Juuso Valimaki -- J.J. Moser
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Josh Brown
Patrik Nemeth -- Troy Stecher
Dysin Mayo
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched: Conor Timmins
Injured: Andrew Ladd (knee), Jakob Chychrun (wrist), Nick Schmaltz (upper body), Zack Kassian (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Marcus Johansson -- Dylan Strome -- Sonny Milano
Connor McMichael -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Dmitry Orlov -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Erik Gustafsson -- Matt Irwin
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Joe Snively, Garrett Pilon, Lucas Johansen
Injured: T.J. Oshie (lower body), John Carlson (lower body), Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Connor Brown (lower body), Carl Hagelin (hip/eye), Tom Wilson (lower body), Beck Malenstyn (upper body)
Status report
The Coyotes will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … Kassian, a forward, did not accompany Arizona on the first five-game leg of 14 straight road games. … Guenther will play his 10th NHL game, which will activate his entry-level contract. … Milano, signed as a free agent on Oct. 16, was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Wednesday and will make his Capitals debut. … Carlson, a defenseman, took part in the morning skate and is eligible to come off injured reserve Sunday.