Rangers at Capitals

RANGERS (33-16-9) at CAPITALS (28-26-6)

Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jimmy Vesey
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Tyler Motte -- Barclay Goodrow
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Niko Mikkola -- Braden Schneider
Ben Harpur
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Vitali Kravtsov, Jake Leschyshyn
Injured: None
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano -- Dylan Strome -- T.J. Oshie
Craig Smith -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Conor Sheary
Lars Eller -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Matt Irwin --
Dylan McIlrath
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Alexander Alexeyev, Aliaksei Protas
Injured: John Carlson (head), Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee), Anthony Mantha (upper body), Marcus Johansson (illness)
Status report
The Rangers held an optional practice Friday. ... New York dressed 11 forwards and seven defensemen in a 4-1 loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. … Kravtsov and Leschyshyn, each a forward, is scratched for the second straight game for roster management reasons. ... Smith, acquired in a trade with the Boston Bruins on Thursday, will make his Capitals debut in place of Johansson at forward. ... Washington recalled Protas, a forward, from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Friday.