MAPLE LEAFS (10-10-3) at CAPITALS (13-9-2)
5 p.m. ET; MNMT, TSN4, TVAS
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- Nicholas Robertson
Max Domi -- John Tavares -- Easton Cowan
Dakota Joshua -- Nicolas Roy -- Bobby McMann
Steven Lorentz -- Scott Laughton -- Calle Jarnkrok
Morgan Rielly -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit -- Jake McCabe
Dakota Mermis -- Troy Stecher
Joseph Woll
Dennis Hildeby
Scratched: Philippe Myers, Sammy Blais, Matias Maccelli
Injured: Chris Tanev (upper body), Anthony Stolarz (upper body), Brandon Carlo (lower body), William Nylander (illness)
Capitals projected lineup
Anthony Beauvillier -- Dylan Strome -- Alex Ovechkin
Aliaksei Protas -- Justin Sourdif -- Tom Wilson
Brandon Duhaime -- Connor McMichael -- Ryan Leonard
Sonny Milano -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Ethen Frank
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Declan Chisholm, Bogdan Trineyev, Dylan McIlrath
Injured: Nic Dowd (upper body), Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body)
Status report
Nylander will not play; the forward did not practice Thursday for maintenance day. ... Joshua will enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch in a 2-1 overtime win against the Blue Jackets on Wednesday. ... Van Riemsdyk will play in place of McIlrath, a defenseman.
