Islanders at Capitals

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

ISLANDERS (19-6-4) at CAPITALS (18-6-4)

Islanders projected lineup
Kieffer Bellows
-- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Michael Dal Colle -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy -- Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene -- Sebastian Aho
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched:Austin Czarnik, Ross Johnston, Leo Komarov
Injured:Anders Lee (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Noah Dobson
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Daniel Sprong
Conor Sheary -- Nic Dowd -- Richard Panik
Carl Hagelin -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler
Injured: Lars Eller (lower body)
Suspended: Tom Wilson
Status report
The Islanders held an optional morning skate. The Capitals did not skate. … Pageau will return after missing one game in COVID-19 protocol. ... Eller is day to day; the center missed a 6-0 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. ... The Capitals could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen, as they did against the Sabres.

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