Panthers at Capitals

PANTHERS (14-2-3) AT CAPITALS (12-3-5)

Panthers projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Carter Verhaeghe -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Frank Vatrano -- Joe Thornton -- Owen Tippett
Ryan Lomberg -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Lucas Carlsson -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched:Maxim Mamin, Kevin Connauton
Injured:Aleksander Barkov (knee), Mason Marchment (upper body), Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Aliaksei Protas
Daniel Sprong -- Connor McMichael -- Tom Wilson
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Brett Leason -- Michael Sgarbossa -- Beck Malenstyn
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Dennis Cholowski -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched:Matt Irwin
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Anthony Mantha (shoulder), Conor Sheary (upper body), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Justin Schultz (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol:Lars Eller
Status report
Barkov, a forward, has begun skating but will not travel to Washington. … Schultz, a defenseman who left in the first period of a 6-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, is day to day.