Islanders at Capitals

ISLANDERS (41-30-9) at CAPITALS (34-36-9)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Simon Holmstrom
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho -- Scott Mayfield
Samuel Bolduc -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Josh Bailey, Ross Johnston, Parker Wotherspoon
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Conor Sheary -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Craig Smith
Joe Snively
-- Nicklas Backstrom --
Beck Malenstyn -- Aliaksei Protas -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Matt Irwin
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: None
Injured: Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee), T.J. Oshie (upper body), Trevor van Riemsdyk (upper body), Anthony Mantha (lower body), Alex Ovechkin (upper body), Nic Dowd (undisclosed)
Status report
Romanov, a defenseman, will miss his fourth straight game. … Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said Oshie, a forward, will not return this season. … Ovechkin did not take part in the morning skate and the forward will miss his second consecutive game. … Dowd, a center, did not take part in the morning skate. … Mantha, a forward, and van Riemsdyk, a defenseman, each skated in a no-contact jersey. … The Capitals recalled Snively from Hershey of the American Hockey League. ... Washington is expected to dress 17 skaters (11 forwards, six defenseman).