#### **PREDATORS (17-14-6) at CAPITALS (22-13-6)****Predators projected lineup**Filip Forsberg -- Juuso Parssinen -- Colton SissonsYakov Trenin -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt DucheneNino Niederreiter -- Cody Glass -- Mikael GranlundMark Jankowski -- Tommy Novak -- Tanner JeannotRyan McDonagh -- Roman JosiMattias Ekholm -- Alexandre CarrierJeremy Lauzon -- Dante FabbroKevin LankinenJuuse Saros***Scratched:**Roland McKeown****Injured:**Cole Smith (upper body), Mark Borowiecki (upper body)***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor ShearySonny Milano -- Dylan Strome -- T.J. OshieMarcus Johansson -- Lars Eller -- Nicolas Aube-KubelAnthony Mantha -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayErik Gustafsson -- Trevor van RiemsdykDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenMartin Fehervary -- Alexander AlexeyevCharlie LindgrenDarcy Kuemper***Scratched:**Joe Snively, Matt Irwin, Aliaksei Protas****Injured:**Nicklas Backstrom (hip surgery), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip surgery), [Beck Malenstyn](https://www.nhl.com/player/beck-malenstyn-8479359) (upper body), John Carlson (face)***Status report**Neither team held a morning skate Friday. ... Backstrom, a center, and Wilson, a forward, each is "close" to making his season debut, Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said Thursday, but neither will play Friday. ... Dowd will return after missing a 6-2 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday; his wife, Paige, gave birth to their second child Wednesday.
