Islanders at Capitals

ISLANDERS (24-24-8) at CAPITALS (32-18-10)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Mathew Barzal -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Josh Bailey -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Kyle Palmieri
Ross Johnston -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Andy Greene -- Scott Mayfield
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Matt Martin, Sebastian Aho, Kieffer Bellows
Injured: None
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Anthony Mantha -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Daniel Sprong -- Connor McMichael -- Tom Wilson
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Mike Vecchione
Injured: Joe Snively (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye)
COVID-19 protocol: Lars Eller
Status report
Varlamov will start; the Islanders have alternated goalies for seven straight games. ... The Capitals held an optional morning skate Tuesday. ... Vanecek will start for the fifth time in six games. ... Vecchione, a forward, was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.