LIGHTNING (16-13-5) at CAPITALS (17-9-4)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, BSSUN
Lightning projected lineup
Nicholas Paul -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Steven Stamkos
Tanner Jeannot -- Luke Glendening -- Conor Sheary
Michael Eyssimont -- Tyler Motte -- Alex Barre-Boulet
Victor Hedman -- Darren Raddysh
Calvin de Haan -- Erik Cernak
Haydn Fleury -- Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Austin Watson, Sean Day
Injured: Mikhail Sergachev (foot)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Aliaksei Protas -- Connor McMichael -- Anthony Mantha
Ivan Miroshnichenko -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Hendrix Lapierre
Beck Malenstyn -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Joel Edmundson -- Nick Jensen
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Alex Alexeyev, Matthew Phillips
Injured: Max Pacioretty (Achilles), Sonny Milano (upper body). T.J. Oshie (lower body)
Status report
Sergachev, a defenseman, did not travel with the Lightning. He was injured blocking a shot on Tuesday and did not play on Thursday … Glendening didn't take part in the morning skate (maintenance day) but is expected to play. … McMichael returns after missing two games because of an illness. … Milano, a forward, skated in a non-contact jersey. … Kuemper (maintenance day) did not take part in the morning skate but will back up Lindgren.
