Islanders at Capitals

ISLANDERS (38-28-9) at CAPITALS (34-32-8)

Islanders projected lineup
Zach Parise -- Bo Horvat -- Hudson Fasching
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Simon Holmstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Alexander Romanov -- Ryan Pulock
Samuel Bolduc -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Josh Bailey, Ross Johnston, Parker Wotherspoon
Injured: Sebastian Aho (upper body), Mathew Barzal (lower body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Craig Smith
Aliaksei Protas -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Nic Dowd -- Conor Sheary
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Matt Irwin
Injured: Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee), Sonny Milano (upper body)
Status report
Aho, a defenseman, did not make the trip and will miss his fifth straight game. ... Sorokin will make his 11th start in 13 games. ... The Capitals held an optional morning skate Wednesday. ... Kuemper is expected to start for the third consecutive game. ... Milano, a forward, took part in the morning skate wearing a blue non-contact jersey and will miss his second game in a row.