Capitals at Bruins

CAPITALS (27-20-6) at BRUINS (39-7-5)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Conor Sheary -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Sonny Milano
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Martin Fehervary
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Alexander Alexeyev
Injured: Tom Wilson (lower body), John Carlson (face), Nic Dowd (lower body), Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee)
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Craig Smith
Pavel Zacha -- David Krejci -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- Charlie Coyle -- Nick Foligno
A.J. Greer -- Trent Frederic -- Jakub Lauko
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Connor Clifton
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Jakub Zboril
Injured: Tomas Nosek (foot), Jake DeBrusk (leg), Vinni Lettieri (lower body)
Status report
Wilson and Dowd each did not practice Friday, and each is unlikely to play Saturday; Wilson, a forward, has missed three games and Dowd, a center, seven. ... DeBrusk practiced Friday wearing a non-contact jersey, and possibly could return at the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said; the forward has missed 14 games. ... Nosek attempted to skate on his broken foot during the All-Star break and it "didn't go well," according to Montgomery, so the forward, who has missed six games, will take more time to recover.