#### **RED WINGS (26-21-8) at CAPITALS (28-24-6)****Red Wings projected lineup**Tyler Bertuzzi -- Dylan Larkin -- Dominik KubalikMichael Rasmussen -- Andrew Copp -- David PerronJakub Vrana -- Joe Veleno -- Robby FabbriJonatan Berggren -- Pius Suter -- Oskar SundqvistJake Walman -- Moritz SeiderBen Chiarot -- Filip HronekOlli Maatta -- Robert HaggVille HussoMagnus Hellberg***Scratched:**Gustav Lindstrom, Jordan Oesterle, Filip Zadina****Injured:**Lucas Raymond (lower body)***Capitals projected lineup**Conor Sheary -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom WilsonAnthony Mantha -- Dylan Strome -- T.J. OshieSonny Milano -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Marcus JohanssonLars Eller -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayDmitry Orlov -- Trevor van RiemsdykMartin Fehervary -- Nick JensenErik Gustafsson --[Dylan McIlrath](https://www.nhl.com/player/dylan-mcilrath-8475795)Darcy KuemperCharlie Lindgren***Scratched:** Alexander Alexeyev, Matt Irwin, Alex Ovechkin, Nicolas Aube-Kubel****Injured:**John Carlson (head), Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee)***Status report**The Red Wings held an optional morning skate. … Vrana is expected to play his first NHL game since Oct. 15. … Dowd will be a game-time decision. He has missed 12 games since he was injured in the first period of a 4-3 overtime win at the New York Islanders on Jan. 16. ... The Capitals loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to Hershey of the American Hockey League.
