Golden Knights at Capitals preview

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (34-13-4) at CAPITALS (30-16-5)
12:30 p.m. ET; NBCSWA, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV

Fleury, expected to start after Malcolm Subban started in a 5-2 loss at the Minnesota Wild on Friday, has 389 wins in the League, tied with Dominik Hasek.
Fleury is 11-3-1 with a 1.56 goals-against average and two shutouts in his past 15 starts, and is 14-4-2 with a 1.79 GAA and .942 save percentage this season for the Golden Knights, who are 7-3-2 in their past 12 games.
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin leads the NHL with 32 goals after scoring twice in a 7-4 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. He has 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in his past 13 games for Washington, which is 8-3-2 in its past 13 games.

Players to watch

Golden Knights forward David Perron has 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in his past eight games.
Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer, 4-6-3 with a 2.60 GAA and.916 SV% this season, has stopped 228 of 240 shots (.950 SV%) in nine appearances since Nov. 24.

They said it

"This game is forgotten about as soon as I leave this scrum. That's the best way to look forward to it because you play another good team [Sunday]. This schedule doesn't get any easier." -- Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt on moving on after a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Friday
"When you're an expansion group, you love to come the rink every day because it's fun. House money, because expectations aren't very high and you've got a chip on your shoulder. … They're living the dream right now." -- Capitals coach Barry Trotz, who coached the Nashville Predators in their first NHL season, on the expansion Golden Knights, who have the second-most points in the League

Golden Knights projected lineup

Reilly Smith -- William Karlsson -- Jonathan Marchessault
David Perron -- Erik Haula -- James Neal
Ryan Carpenter -- Cody Eakin -- William Carrier
Oscar Lindberg -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Alex Tuch
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Brad Hunt -- Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Brendan Leipsic, Jason Garrison
Injured:Tomas Nosek (upper body), Luca Sbisa (hand)

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Andre Burakovsky -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana -- Lars Eller -- Brett Connolly
Devante Smith-Pelly -- Jay Beagle -- Alex Chiasson
Dmitry Orlov -- Matt Niskanen
Christian Djoos -- John Carlson
Brooks Orpik -- Madison Bowey
Philipp Grubauer
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Taylor Chorney, Chandler Stephenson
Injured: None

Status report

Vrana returns to the lineup for the first time since Jan. 25. … The Golden Knights did not practice in Washington on Saturday.

Stat pack

Karlsson has 15 points (10 goals, five assists) in his past 15 games. … Carlson has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in his past 13 games.