Oilers at Capitals

OILERS (22-16-3) at CAPITALS (25-12-9)

Oilers projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Connor McDavid -- Kailer Yamamoto
Ryan McLeod -- Leon Draisaitl -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Zach Hyman -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Derek Ryan
Warren Foegele -- Devin Shore -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Evan Bouchard
Duncan Keith -- Cody Ceci
William Lagesson -- Tyson Barrie
Mikko Koskinen
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Brendan Perlini, Tyler Benson, Slater Koekkoek, Kris Russell
Injured: Mike Smith (thumb)
Capitals projected lineup
Daniel Sprong -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael -- Lars Eller --
Joe Snively
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Dennis Cholowski, Brett Leason
Injured: T.J. Oshie (upper body), Anthony Mantha (shoulder), Vitek Vanecek (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Michal Kempny, Alex Ovechkin
Status report
Barrie will play after missing five games because of an upper body injury. … Smith, a goalie, could be ready to return for their next game, against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, coach Dave Tippett said; Smith has not played since Jan. 5. ... Ovechkin entered NHL COVID-19 protocol Wednesday and the forward will not take part in the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas. ...Samsonov will start; he made 43 saves in relief of Vanecek, who left in the first period of a 4-3 overtime win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. ... Copley was recalled from the taxi squad Wednesday and will back up Samsonov. ... Leason was recalled from the taxi squad Wednesday but there was no indication if the forward would play.