#### **PENGUINS (5-4-4) at CAPITALS (8-2-4)****Penguins projected lineup**Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan RustJason Zucker -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi KapanenDanton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock McGinnEvan Rodrigues -- Brian Boyle -- Zach Aston-ReeseKris Letang -- Brian DumoulinJohn Marino -- Marcus PetterssonChad Ruhwedel -- Mike MathesonTristan JarryCasey DeSmith***Scratched:**Sam Lafferty, Mark Friedman****Injured:**Evgeni Malkin (knee)***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom WilsonConor Sheary -- Connor McMichael -- Daniel SprongAxel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Lars Eller -- Garnet HathawayCarl Hagelin -- Aliaksei Protas -- Brett LeasonMartin Fehervary -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenTrevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin SchultzVitek VanecekIlya Samsonov***Scratched:**Dennis Cholowski, Matt Irwin****Injured:**Nicklas Backstrom (hip), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Anthony Mantha (upper body), Nic Dowd (lower body)***Status report**The Penguins did not hold a morning skate. ... Coach Mike Sullivan is expected to leave NHL COVID-19 protocol and return after missing five games. ... Crosby, Dumoulin, Pettersson and Ruhwedel were removed from protocol. Ruhwedel and Pettersson each missed three games before returning for a 3-2 shootout win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. They were placed back in protocol Friday and sat out a 6-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. ... The Penguins reassigned forward Drew O'Connor, defensemen P.O Joseph and Juuso Riikola, and goalie Louis Domingue to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. ... Forwards Backstrom and Oshie were on the ice Sunday working with the Capitals strength and conditioning coach.
