Bruins at Capitals

BRUINS (45-21-5) at CAPITALS (39-22-10)

Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- Marc McLaughlin
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Craig Smith
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Mike Reilly -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Josh Brown
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Anton Blidh, Jack Studnicka, Connor Clifton
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (lower body), Jakub Zboril (knee), David Pastrnak (undisclosed)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Tom Wilson
Marcus Johansson -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. Oshie
Johan Larsson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Michal Kempny
Injured: Joe Snively (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye), Nicklas Backstrom (body maintenance)
Status report
Pastrnak, a forward, is expected to miss his third consecutive game. ... Lindholm, a defenseman, is expected to miss his second straight game after being injured in a 5-3 loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. … Bergeron, Marchand and McAvoy each sat out practice for maintenance Saturday but each is expected to play. ... Ullmark is expected to make his second straight start. … Backstrom, a forward, was a late scratch. ... Vanecek will start after Samsonov made 29 saves in a 6-3 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. ... Sheary will participate in warmups and is a game-time decision after he missed two games with an illness.