Bruins at Capitals

BRUINS (0-0-0) at CAPITALS (0-0-0)

Bruins projected lineup
Taylor Hall -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Pavel Zacha -- David Krejci -- David Pastrnak
A.J. Greer -- Charlie Coyle -- Craig Smith
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- Jakub Lauko
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Jakub Zboril
Mike Reilly -- Connor Clifton
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Anton Stralman , Jack Studnicka, Trent Frederic
Injured:Brad Marchand (hip), Charlie McAvoy (shoulder), Matt Grzelcyk (shoulder)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Connor Brown
Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Mantha
Marcus Johansson -- Lars Eller -- T.J. Oshie
Conor Sheary -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Joe Snively, Connor McMichael, Matt Irwin
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Tom Wilson (lower body), Carl Hagelin (hip, eye)
Status report
Marchand, a forward, and McAvoy, a defenseman, each is out indefinitely after offseason surgery. ... Grzelcyk, a defenseman who also had offseason surgery, has returned to practice. ... Stralman, a defenseman signed to a one-year contract on Wednesday, is not yet eligible to play because of a visa issue. … The Bruins likely will alternate goalies over the first four games, coach Jim Montgomery said. ... Backstrom, a center, and Wilson, a forward, each is out indefinitely after offseason surgery. … Hagelin, a forward, was placed on injured reserve following hip surgery Monday.