Bruins at Capitals

BRUINS (5-1-2) at CAPITALS (6-0-3)

Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Nick Ritchie -- David Krejci -- Craig Smith
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Chris Wagner
Anders Bjork -- Sean Kuraly -- Karson Kuhlman
Jeremy Lauzon -- Charlie McAvoy
Connor Clifton -- Brandon Carlo
Jakub Zboril -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Dan Vladar, Par Lindholm, John Moore
Injured:Ondrej Kase (upper body), Jake DeBrusk (lower body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body), Jack Studnicka (undisclosed)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary -- T.J. Oshie -- Richard Panik
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Jakub Vrana -- Michael Sgarbossa -- Daniel Sprong
Zdeno Chara -- John Carlson
Brenden Dillon -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Vitek Vanecek
Craig Anderson
Scratched:Martin Fehervary, Jonas Siegenthaler
Injured:Lars Eller (upper body), Justin Schultz (upper body), Brian Pinho (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol:Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ilya Samsonov
Status report
The Bruins held an optional morning skate. … Coyle is expected to play after not practicing Sunday because of an upper-body injury. … Orlov will play after missing five games because of NHL COVID-19 protocol. … Eller, a center, and Schultz, a defenseman, are considered day to day.