Sharks at Capitals

SHARKS (21-19-2) at CAPITALS (23-11-9)

Sharks projected lineup
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Timo Meier
Jonathan Dahlen -- Logan Couture --
Rudolfs Balcers
Matt Nieto -- Nick Bonino -- Noah Gregor
Andrew Cogliano -- Jasper Weatherby -- Jeffrey Viel
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jaycob Megna -- Nicolas Meloche
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
James Reimer
Zach Sawchenko
Scratched: Lane Pederson, Ryan Merkley, Adam Raska
Injured: Erik Karlsson (upper body), Jake Middleton (upper body), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Kevin Labanc (upper body), Adin Hill (upper body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Daniel Sprong
Aliaksei Protas -- Lars Eller -- Garnet Hathaway
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Brett Leason
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Michal Kempny -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Connor McMichael, Dennis Cholowski, Matt Irwin
Injured: T.J. Oshie (upper body), Nick Jensen (upper body), Anthony Mantha (shoulder)
Status report
Karlsson had surgery to repair a small muscle tear in his left forearm Monday; the defenseman is expected to be out until at least March. ... Balcers was removed from COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play. ... Hill, a goalie, is day to day. ... Sawchenko was recalled from the taxi squad and is expected to back up Reimer. ... Jensen, a defenseman who is week to week, participated in the Capitals morning skate Wednesday wearing a non-contact jersey. … Samsonov will make his first start since a 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 16.