Capitals at Sabres

CAPITALS (25-11-4) at SABRES (9-24-6)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Conor Sheary -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana -- Lars Eller --
Daniel Carr
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Daniel Sprong
Injured: None
Sabres projected lineup
Victor Olofsson -- Sam Reinhart -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Asplund -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Tage Thompson
Jeff Skinner -- Riley Sheahan -- Arttu Ruotsalainen
Tobias Rieder -- Cody Eakin
Jacob Bryson -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Brandon Montour -- Colin Miller
Matt Irwin
Dustin Tokarski
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Taylor Hall, Drake Caggiula
Injured:Curtis Lazar (lower body), Dylan Cozens (upper body), Carter Hutton (lower body), Jack Eichel (upper body), Will Borgen (forearm)
Status report
The Capitals did not hold a morning skate. … Ruotsalainen will make his NHL debut. ... The Sabres claimed Caggiula, a center, off waivers from the Arizona Coyotes. … Hall will be a healthy scratch for the third straight game; the forward could be moved ahead of the April 12 NHL Trade Deadline. … Buffalo is expected to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.