Capitals at Sabres

CAPITALS (1-0-0) at SABRES (0-1-0)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Richard Panik -- Lars Eller -- Conor Sheary
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Dmitry Orlov -- John Carlson
Brenden Dillon -- Justin Schultz
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk
Injured: None
Sabres projected lineup
Taylor Hall -- Jack Eichel -- Tage Thompson
Victor Olofsson -- Eric Staal -- Sam Reinhart
Tobias Rieder -- Cody Eakin -- Dylan Cozens
Jeff Skinner -- Curtis Lazar -- Riley Sheahan
Jake McCabe -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Brandon Montour
Colin Miller -- Henri Jokiharju
Linus Ullmark
Carter Hutton
Scratched: Matt Irwin
Injured: Kyle Okposo (lower body), Zemgus Girgensons (hamstring)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Staal will be a game-time decision after leaving the game in the third period Thursday following a hit by Dowd. … Okposo, a forward, remains day to day.