#### **GOLDEN KNIGHTS (24-15-2) AT CAPITALS (23-10-9)****Golden Knights projected lineup**Mattias Janmark -- Chandler Stephenson -- Evgenii DadonovJonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly SmithWilliam Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan KolesarMichael Amadio -- Brett Howden -- Nolan PatrickNicolas Hague -- Alex PietrangeloBrayden McNabb -- Shea TheodoreBen Hutton -- Dylan CoghlanRobin LehnerLogan Thompson***Scratched**: None****Injured**: Jack Eichel (neck), Max Pacioretty (wrist), Alec Martinez (facial laceration), Laurent Brossoit (upper body), Zach Whitecloud (upper body), [Adam Brooks](https://www.nhl.com/player/adam-brooks-8478996) (undisclosed)****COVID-19 protocol***: *Mark Stone***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Conor ShearyConnor McMichael -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom WilsonAliaksei Protas -- Lars Eller -- Brett LeasonCarl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayMartin Fehervary --[John Carlson](https://www.nhl.com/player/john-carlson-8474590)Dmitry Orlov -- Justin SchultzMichal Kempny -- Trevor van RiemsdykVitek VanecekIlya Samsonov***Scratched**: Daniel Sprong, Dennis Cholowski, Matt Irwin****Injured**: T.J. Oshie (upper body), Nick Jensen (upper body), [Anthony Mantha](https://www.nhl.com/player/anthony-mantha-8477511) (shoulder)***Status**Hague and Thompson each was removed from NHL COVID-19 protocol. … Pacioretty, a forward, defensemen Martinez and Whitecloud, and goalie Brossoit traveled to Washington, and each could return during the Golden Knights' four-game road trip which begins Monday. … Stone, a forward, did not travel. … Carlson was removed from COVID-19 protocol and will play. … Orlov returns after a two-game suspension for kneeing Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers. ... Jensen, a defenseman who sustained an injury in the second period of a 4-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday, is week to week.