HURRICANES (21-13-4) at CAPITALS (18-12-6)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, BSSO
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Stefan Noesen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Seth Jarvis
Michael Bunting -- Jack Drury -- Brendan Lemieux
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Pyotr Kochetkov
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Tony DeAngelo, Vasily Ponomarev
Injured: Frederik Andersen (blood clot), Jesper Fast (upper body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty -- Dylan Strome -- Hendrix Lapierre
Aliaksei Protas -- Connor McMichael -- Anthony Mantha
Beck Malenstyn -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Joel Edmundson -- Ethan Bear
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Nick Jensen
Darcy Kuemper
Hunter Shepard
Scratched: Alexander Alexeyev, Matthew Phillips
Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body), T.J. Oshie (upper body), Charlie Lindgren (upper body), Rasmus Sandin (illness)
Status report
The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. … Ponomarev was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League and the forward could make his NHL debut. Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said Noesen (illness) and Necas (upper body) each is questionable. ... Oshie, a forward, has returned to his home in Minnesota for treatment. … Lindgren went through a full workout Friday and the goalie could be activated from injured reserve Sunday ahead of the Capitals game against the Los Angeles Kings. … Milano skated in a non-contact jersey but the forward will not play.
