#### **DEVILS (12-14-4) at CAPITALS (20-7-4)****Devils projected lineup**Jesper Bratt -- Jack Hughes -- Kyle PalmieriJanne Kuokkanen -- Travis Zajac -- Yegor SharangovichMikhail Maltsev -- Pavel Zacha --[Nicholas Merkley](https://www.nhl.com/player/nicholas-merkley-8478447)Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Andreas JohnssonTy Smith -- Damon SeversonDmitry Kulikov -- P.K. SubbanRyan Murray -- Sami VatanenMackenzie BlackwoodScott Wedgewood***Scratched:** Will Butcher, Aaron Dell, Nikita Gusev****Injured:**Nico Hischier (sinus fracture), Nathan Bastian (lower body)***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. OshieJakub Vrana -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom WilsonConor Sheary -- Richard Panik -- Daniel SprongCarl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayBrenden Dillon -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Justin SchultzZdeno Chara -- Nick JensenVitek VanecekIlya Samsonov***Scratched:** Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk****Injured:** Lars Eller (lower body)***Status report**The Capitals held an optional morning skate. … Ovechkin, who did not practice Tuesday because of a lower-body injury, skated and is expected to play. … Kuznetsov, Backstrom and Oshie could rotate at center on the third line. ... Eller, a center, will miss his fifth game and remains day to day.
