Preview: Capitals at Hurricanes

CAPITALS (9-3-1) at HURRICANES (3-6-4)
7 p.m. ET; CSN-DC+, FS-SE, NHL.TV

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Capitals team scope

Forward Marcus Johansson scored in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 road win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. Jay Beagle scored twice in the first period for the Capitals, the third two-goal game of his career. Defenseman Taylor Chorney played 13:31 in his season debut after sitting out as a healthy scratch for Washington's first 12 games. Backup goalie Philipp Grubauer will start. He has won his two previous starts, a 5-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 29 and a 3-0 shutout against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 18. Washington is 5-1-1 on the road this season.

Hurricanes team scope

The Carolina Hurricanes recalled forwards Derek Ryan and Brock McGinn from the Charlotte of the American Hockey League, and they will play on a line with Elias Lindholm when the Hurricanes try to end a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). "We need their offense," Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. "[Ryan] will go on one of the power-play units. It needs a little boost. He's a good guy on the half-wall. We're looking to make some changes to make us better." Goaltender Cam Ward will start for the eighth time in the past nine games.

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Andre Burakovsky -- Lars Eller -- Justin Williams
Zach Sanford -- Jay Beagle -- Daniel Winnik
Karl Alzner -- Matt Niskanen
Dmitri Orlov -- John Carlson
Brooks Orpik -- Taylor Chorney
Philipp Grubauer
Braden Holtby
Scratched:Brett Connolly, Nate SchmidtInjured: none

Hurricanes projected lineup

Jeff Skinner - Victor Rask - Lee Stempniak
Teuvo Teravainen - Jordan Staal - Sebastian Aho
Brock McGinn - Derek Ryan - Elias Lindholm
Joakim Nordstrom - Jay McClement - Victor Stalberg
Jaccob Slavin - Brett Pesce
Noah Hanifin - Ron Hainsey
Klas Dahlbeck - Ryan Murphy
Cam Ward
Eddie Lack
Scratched:Andrej Nestrasil, Matt TennysonInjured: Justin Faulk (upper body), Bryan Bickell (multiple sclerosis)

Status report

The Capitals did not hold a morning skate. ...The Hurricanes announced on Friday that Bickell will be out indefinitely after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. ... Carolina sent forward Phillip Di Giuseppe to Charlotte and recalled defenseman Matt Tennyson. … Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk, who was placed on injured reserve Friday, wore a yellow no-contact jersey at the morning skate. ... Carolina defenseman Jakub Nakladal was placed on waivers.

Who's hot

Carlson has five assists in the past five games. ... Holtby has won five of his past six starts. ... Skinner has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 12 games this season.