Kings at Capitals

KINGS (3-3-0) at CAPITALS (2-3-0)

Kings projected lineup
Adrian Kempe -- Anze Kopitar -- Kevin Fiala
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Arthur Kaliyev -- Quinton Byfield -- Gabriel Vilardi
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Carl Grundstrom
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Sean Durzi -- Matt Roy
Brandt Clarke -- Alexander Edler
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Jacob Moverare, Sean Walker
Injured: Alex Iafallo (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Marcus Johansson -- Dylan Strome -- T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Joe Snively -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Dmitry Orlov -- John Carlson
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Connor McMichael, Beck Malenstyn , Matt Irwin
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Tom Wilson (lower body), Carl Hagelin (hip, eye), Connor Brown (lower body)
Status report
Edler returns after missing three games because of being hit in the face by a puck during warmups prior to a 6-4 loss to the Capitals on Monday. … Kuznetsov returns following a one-game suspension for high-sticking Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs during the second period Monday. … Coach Peter Laviolette missed the Capitals morning skate Saturday because of a non-COVID illness; he is expected to be behind the bench for the game.