Capitals at Sabres

CAPITALS (17-6-4) AT SABRES (6-16-4)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Daniel Sprong
Conor Sheary -- Nic Dowd -- Richard Panik
Carl Hagelin -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched:Jonas Siegenthaler
Injured:Lars Eller (lower body)
Suspended:Tom Wilson
Sabres projected lineup
Taylor Hall -- Riley Sheahan -- Tage Thompson
Victor Olofsson -- Eric Staal -- Sam Reinhart
Jeff Skinner -- Curtis Lazar -- Casey Mittelstadt
Tobias Rieder -- Rasmus Asplund -- Kyle Okposo
Jacob Bryson -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Colin Miller
Matt Irwin -- Brandon Montour
Carter Hutton
Jonas Johansson
Scratched:Cody Eakin
Injured:Dylan Cozens (upper body), Jack Eichel (upper body), Linus Ullmark (lower body), Will Borgen (forearm)
Status report
Eller, a forward, did not participate in the morning skate and is considered day to day. … Van Riemsdyk will play for the first time since Feb. 7 as the Capitals will use seven defensemen and 11 forwards. ... Eakin, a forward, will be scratched for the first time this season.