Capitals at Coyotes

CAPITALS (43-23-11) at COYOTES (22-49-6)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Marcus Johansson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Conor Sheary
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- T.J. Oshie
Johan Larsson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Connor McMichael, Michal Kempny
Injured: Carl Hagelin (eye), Joe Snively (upper body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Nick Schmaltz -- Barrett Hayton -- Travis Boyd
Antoine Roussel -- Nate Smith -- Phil Kessel
Andrew Ladd -- Jack McBain -- Alex Galchenyuk
Bokondji Imama
-- Loui Eriksson -- Michael Carcone
J.J. Moser -- Anton Stralman
Kyle Capobianco -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Cam Dineen -- Vladislav Kolyachonok
Karel Vejmelka
Harri Sateri
Scratched: None
Injured: Christian Fischer (lower body), Lawson Crouse (hand), Liam O'Brien (upper body), Jakob Chychrun (lower body), Jay Beagle (lower body), Dysin Mayo (upper body), Nick Ritchie (upper body)
Status report
Vanacek will make his first start since he made 28 saves in an 8-4 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. ... Larsson opposes the Coyotes for the first time since the Capitals acquired him in a trade March 21. ... Arizona did not hold a morning skate Friday. ... Beagle, a center, is day to day after being injured during a 4-3 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. … Imama could make his NHL debut after being recalled from Tucson of the American Hockey League on Friday.