Hurricanes at Capitals

HURRICANES (37-11-5) at CAPITALS (28-18-9)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Derek Stepan -- Steven Lorentz
Ethan Bear -- Jaccob Slavin
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Ian Cole -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Seth Jarvis
Injured: Tony DeAngelo (upper body), Brendan Smith (upper body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha
-- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Connor McMichael -- Lars Eller -- Daniel Sprong
Conor Sheary -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Vitek Vanecek
Zach Fucale
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny
Injured: Ilya Samsonov (upper body), Joe Snively (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye)
Status report
Stepan is expected to enter the lineup in place of Jarvis, a center. ... Mantha could play for the first time since Nov. 4, when he injured his left shoulder in a 5-4 overtime loss at the Florida Panthers; he had surgery the next day and has missed 44 games. … Samsonov, a goalie, left practice Wednesday after being hit by a high shot, and Fucale was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League. … Schultz is expected to play after missing three of the past four games because of an upper-body injury.