Capitals at Hurricanes

CAPITALS (34-18-10) at HURRICANES (41-14-5)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Anthony Mantha -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Daniel Sprong -- Connor McMichael -- Tom Wilson
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Mike Vecchione
Injured: Joe Snively (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye)
COVID-19 protocol: Lars Eller
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Jordan Martinook -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Steven Lorentz -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin -- Ethan Bear
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith -- Ian Cole
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Tony DeAngelo
Injured: Seth Jarvis (hip)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Friday after each played Thursday. ... Oshie left in the third period of a 7-2 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday because of a lower-body injury. There was no update. … Samsonov could start after Vanecek made 39 saves against Columbus. ... Martinook left in the third period of a 3-2 loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday with an undisclosed injury; there was no update on his status. ... Raanta could start after Andersen allowed three goals on 21 shots against Toronto.