#### **PENGUINS (10-6-1) at CAPITALS (9-5-4)****Penguins projected lineup**Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Kasperi KapanenZach Aston-Reese -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan RustSam Lafferty -- Teddy Blueger -- Brandon TanevDrew O'Connor -- Colton Sceviour -- Mark JankowskiPierre-Olivier Joseph -- Kris LetangMike Matheson -- John MarinoMarcus Pettersson -- Cody CeciTristan JarryCasey DeSmith***Scratched:** Yannick Weber, Chad Ruhwedel, Mark Friedman****Injured:** Jared McCann (lower body), Brian Dumoulin (lower body), Evan Rodrigues (lower body), Juuso Riikola (upper body), Jason Zucker (lower body)***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor ShearyJakub Vrana -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. OshieRichard Panik -- Lars Eller -- Tom WilsonCarl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayBrenden Dillon -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Justin SchultzZdeno Chara -- Nick JensenVitek VanecekCraig Anderson***Scratched:** Daniel Sprong, Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk****Injured:** [Brian Pinho](https://www.nhl.com/player/brian-pinho-8477314)* *(undisclosed)***Status report**The Penguins held an optional morning skate. … Friedman, a defenseman, was claimed off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. … Zucker, a forward who left a 4-3 overtime win against the Capitals on Tuesday, returned to Pittsburgh for further evaluation and will be out "longer term," coach Mike Sullivan said. … Kuznetsov and Sheary will move to the top line with Ovechkin.