Hurricanes at Capitals

HURRICANES (34-10-8) at CAPITALS (28-21-6)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Derek Stepan -- Paul Stastny -- Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty (torn Achilles)
Capitals projected lineup
Aliaksei Protas
-- Dylan Strome -- T.J. Oshie
Conor Sheary -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Anthony Mantha
Sonny Milano -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Marcus Johansson
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Lars Eller -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Martin Fehervary
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Joe Snively , Alexander Alexeyev, Alex Ovechkin
Injured: Tom Wilson (lower body), Nic Dowd (lower body), John Carlson (head), Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee)
Status report
The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate Tuesday. … Ovechkin, a forward, is away from the Capitals to attend Forward Ovechkin is away from the team to attend to a family matter involving the health of a loved one. … Snively, a forward, was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League. … Wilson participated in Washington's morning skate Tuesday, but the forward is expected to miss his sixth straight game. ... Mantha returns after missing a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday because of an illness. ... Kuemper will make his seventh start in nine games.