Kraken at Capitals

KRAKEN (15-7-3) at CAPITALS (12-12-4)

Kraken projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Alex Wennberg -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Jared McCann -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle
Ryan Donato -- Yanni Gourde -- Brandon Tanev
Daniel Sprong -- Morgan Geekie - Karson Kuhlman
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Justin Schultz
Carson Soucy -- Will Borgen
Philipp Grubauer
Martin Jones
Scratched: Cale Fleury
Injured:Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Chris Driedger (lower body), Jaden Schwartz (upper body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Matt Irwin
Charlie Lindgren
Hunter Shepard
Scratched: Joe Snively, Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip surgery), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip surgery), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), Dmitry Orlov (lower body), Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Martin Fehervary (upper body)
Status report
Schwartz, a forward, is day to day. … The Kraken loaned forward Shane Wright to Canada's national junior team that will play in the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship. … Grubauer will start for the third time in four games. ... Wilson, a forward, and Backstrom, a center, each took part in the Capitals morning skate Friday wearing non-contact jerseys. It was the first time Wilson skated with the team since having surgery in May. … Orlov, a defenseman, skated and remains day to day. … Kuemper, a goalie, and Fehervary, a defenseman, did not skate; each is day to day.