Penguins at Capitals

PENGUINS (32-15-3) at CAPITALS (32-13-4)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jared McCann -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Jason Zucker
Colton Sceviour -- Mark Jankowski -- Evan Rodrigues
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Mike Matheson -- Cody Ceci
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Mark Friedman, Radim Zohorna, Sam Lafferty
Injured: Evgeni Malkin (lower body), Brandon Tanev (upper body), Frederick Gaudreau (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Daniel Sprong -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Conor Sheary -- Lars Eller -- Michael Raffl
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Brenden Dillon -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: None
Injured:Alex Ovechkin (lower body), John Carlson (lower body)
Status report
Malkin took part in the Penguins optional morning skate Thursday and will be a game-time decision; the center has missed 21 games. ... Forwards Gaudreau and Tanev each wore a non-contact jersey. … Ovechkin, a forward, will miss his third straight game. ... Carlson did not skate and will be a game-time decision; the defenseman left, then returned, after blocking a shot in the first period of a 1-0 win against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. ... Schultz could return after missing three games with a lower-body injury.