Flames at Capitals

FLAMES (9-7-3) AT CAPITALS (8-10-3)

Flames projected lineup
Adam Ruzicka -- Elias Lindholm -- Tyler Toffoli
Dillon Dube -- Nazem Kadri -- Andrew Mangiapane
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman
Milan Lucic -- Trevor Lewis -- Kevin Rooney
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
Nikita Zadorov -- MacKenzie Weegar
Dennis Gilbert -- Chris Tanev
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Scratched:Connor Mackey
Injured:Michael Stone (lower body), Brett Ritchie (undisclosed)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched:Joe Snively, Alexander Alexeyev, Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip surgery), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip surgery), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), Dmitry Orlov (lower body)
Status report
Orlov skated during practice Wednesday but the defenseman is expected to miss his ninth straight game.