Bruins at Capitals

BRUINS (20-10-6) at CAPITALS (25-10-4)

Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Craig Smith
Nick Ritchie -- David Krejci -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- Charlie Coyle -- Karson Kuhlman
Trent Frederic
-- Sean Kuraly -- Chris Wagner
Matt Grzelcyk -- Kevan Miller
Jeremy Lauzon -- Connor Clifton
Jakub Zboril --
Steven Kampfer
Jeremy Swayman
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Anders Bjork, Jarred Tinordi, Zach Senyshyn , Anton Blidh
Injured: Brandon Carlo (upper body), Tuukka Rask (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body), Charlie McAvoy (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Jaroslav Halak
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Conor Sheary -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana -- Lars Eller --
Daniel Carr
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Daniel Sprong
Injured: None
Status report
Swayman will make a second straight start after making 40 saves in his NHL debut, a 4-2 win at the Flyers on Tuesday. … McAvoy did not make the trip; the defenseman could return when the Bruins host the Capitals on Sunday. … Rask was on the ice Thursday but the goalie remains day-to-day. ... Frederic is questionable because of a non-COVID-19 illness. … Capitals forward Richard Panik cleared waivers and was loaned to the taxi squad. ... Carr enters the lineup and Sprong, a forward, is a healthy scratch.