#### **BLACKHAWKS (24-40-6) at CAPITALS (33-31-8)****Blackhawks projected lineup**Lukas Reichel -- Philipp Kurashev -- Andreas AthanasiouTyler Johnson -- Jason Dickinson -- Taylor RaddyshBoris Katchouk -- Jujhar Khaira -- Joey AndersonMike Hardman -- MacKenzie Entwistle -- Buddy RobinsonCaleb Jones -- Seth JonesJarred Tinordi -- Connor MurphyWyatt Kaiser -- Nikita ZaitsevAnton KhudobinAlex Stalock***Scratched:**Ian Mitchell****Injured:**Petr Mrazek (groin), Jonathan Toews (illness), Andreas Englund (lower body), Reese Johnson (concussion protocol), Colin Blackwell (groin), Anders Bjork (lower body), Cole Guttman (shoulder), Austin Wagner (undisclosed)***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Tom WilsonSonny Milano -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. OshieAnthony Mantha -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Craig SmithAliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Conor ShearyMartin Fehervary -- John CarlsonRasmus Sandin -- Nick JensenAlexander Alexeyev -- Trevor van RiemsdykDarcy KuemperCharlie Lindgren***Scratched:**Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Matt Irwin, Gabriel Carlsson, Zach Fucale****Injured:**Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee)***Status report**Khudobin, acquired from the Dallas Stars before the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline, will make his Blackhawks debut. … Carlson returns after missing 42 games while recovering from a skull fracture and laceration of the temporal artery he sustained when he was hit in the head with a slap shot Dec. 23. … Kuemper returns after missing two games with an upper-body injury.
