Avalanche at Capitals

AVALANCHE (1-1-0) at CAPITALS (1-0-1)

Avalanche projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Sampo Ranta -- Nazem Kadri -- J.T. Compher
Darren Helm -- Tyson Jost -- Logan O'Connor
Mikhail Maltsev -- Martin Kaut
Samuel Girard -- Cale Makar
Bowen Byram -- Erik Johnson
Jack Johnson -- Ryan Murray
Kurtis MacDermid
Darcy Kuemper
Jonas Johansson
Scratched:Jayson Megna
Injured:Stefan Matteau (lower body), Pavel Francouz (ankle), Valeri Nichushkin (upper body), Devon Toews (shoulder)
Suspended: Gabriel Landeskog
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Daniel Sprong
Conor Sheary -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. Oshie
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched:Hendrix Lapierre, Dennis Cholowski, Matt Irwin
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
Status report
MacKinnon returns after missing two games, and Johnson after missing one, while in NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... Matteau, a forward, was injured in a 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. ... Landeskog, a forward, will serve the final game of a two-game suspension for boarding Blackhawks center Kirby Dach in the third period of a 4-2 win Wednesday. ... Ovechkin will play his 1,200th NHL game. ... The Avalanche will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.