#### **BLACKHAWKS (7-12-2) at CAPITALS (14-4-5)****Blackhawks projected lineup**Brandon Hagel -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick KaneAlex DeBrincat -- Kirby Dach -- Dylan StromeMike Hardman -- Josiah Slavin -- Ryan CarpenterDominik Kubalik -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Jujhar KhairaRiley Stillman -- Seth JonesJake McCabe -- Connor MurphyCaleb Jones -- Erik GustafssonMarc-Andre FleuryKevin Lankinen***Scratched:** Wyatt Kalynuk, Reese Johnson****Injured:** Tyler Johnson (neck), Calvin de Haan (lower back soreness)***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Aliaksei ProtasDaniel Sprong -- Lars Eller -- Tom WilsonCarl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayBeck Malenstyn -- Connor McMichael -- Brett LeasonMartin Fehervary -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenTrevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin SchultzVitek VanecekIlya Samsonov***Scratched:** Dennis Cholowski, Matt Irwin, Michael Sgarbossa****Injured:** [Nicklas Backstrom](https://www.nhl.com/player/nicklas-backstrom-8473563)* *(hip), [Anthony Mantha](https://www.nhl.com/player/anthony-mantha-8477511) (shoulder), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Conor Sheary (upper body)***Status report**Defenseman de Haan remains day-to-day. … Stillman will be a game-time decision; he took part in the morning skate Thursday after missing three games with a knee injury. ... Slavin will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Monday. Forward Philipp Kurashev was assigned to Rockford. … Schultz will be a game-time decision; he participated in the morning skate after missing three games with an upper-body injury. ... Backstrom, a center, and forwards Oshie and Sheary each took part in the morning skate in a non-contact jersey.
