Blues at Capitals

BLUES (34-18-9) at CAPITALS (35-19-10)

Blues projected lineup
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Pavel Buchnevich -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Nathan Walker -- Ivan Barbashev -- Alexey Toropchenko
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Logan Brown
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Robert Bortuzzo
Niko Mikkola
Ville Husso
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: None
Injured: Robert Thomas (upper body), Tyler Bozak (lower body), Scott Perunovich (wrist), Vladimir Tarasenko (illness)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Marcus Johansson
Anthony Mantha -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary -- Connor McMichael -- Garnet Hathaway
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Lars Eller
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Michal Kempny -- Justin Schultz
Matt Irwin
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: None
Injured: Joe Snively (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye), Trevor van Riemsdyk (upper body), Nic Dowd (upper body), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Johan Larsson (lower body)
Status report
Leddy will make his Blues debut after being acquired in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. ... Walker was recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Tarasenko, a forward, did not make the trip and will miss his second straight game. ... Carlson is expected to play after leaving late in the third period of a 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday, following contact with Stars forward Jamie Benn. ... Johansson, re-acquired in a trade with the Seattle Kraken on Monday, will play on the first line. ... Each team could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.