Capitals at Hurricanes

CAPITALS (28-23-6) at HURRICANES (36-10-8)

Capitals projected lineup
Anthony Mantha -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Sonny Milano -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Marcus Johansson
Aliaksei Protas
-- Dylan Strome -- T.J. Oshie
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Lars Eller -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Dylan McIlrath
-- Martin Fehervary
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Alexander Alexeyev, Matt Irwin, Alex Ovechkin, Joe Snively
Injured: Tom Wilson (lower body), Nic Dowd (lower body), John Carlson (head), Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Stefan Noesen -- Paul Stastny -- Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched:Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty (torn Achilles)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Saturday … Johansson practiced Friday after leaving in the third period of a 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday. … Wilson a forward, and Dowd, a center, each is still being evalauate ahead of game time Saturday, Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said.