Flyers at Capitals

FLYERS (23-38-11) at CAPITALS (40-22-10)

Flyers projected lineup
Joel Farabee -- Kevin Hayes -- Cam Atkinson
Travis Konecny -- Scott Laughton -- Owen Tippett
James van Riemsdyk -- Morgan Frost -- Bobby Brink
Noah Cates -- Nate Thompson -- Patrick Brown
Ivan Provorov -- Travis Sanheim
Cam York -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Kevin Connauton -- Ronnie Attard
Carter Hart
Martin Jones
Scratched: Oskar Lindblom, Keith Yandle, Zack MacEwen
Injured: Nick Seeler (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Marcus Johansson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Tom Wilson
Johan Larsson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Connor McMichael, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Michal Kempny, Matt Irwin
Injured: Joe Snively (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye)
Status report
The Flyers did not hold a morning skate. … Brink, who signed a three-year, entry-level contract Sunday, will make his NHL debut. … Farabee is expected to return after missing one game because of an illness. … Hart will make his first start since making 26 saves in a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 5. ... Lindblom will be scratched but coach Mike Yeo said he expects the forward to play against the New York Rangers on Wednesday. ... Orlov did not take part in the morning skate, but coach Peter Laviolette was hopeful he would play. … Backstrom is expected to return after missing one game for body maintenance. ... Samsonov will make his third start in four games.