CAPITALS (48-17-9) at HURRICANES (45-24-4)
7 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, truTV, TNT, TVAS, FDSNSO, MNMT
Capitals projected lineup
Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome – Ryan Leonard
Alex Ovechkin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane -- Lars Eller – Connor McMichael
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Anthony Beauvillier
Rasmus Sandin -- John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary -- Dylan McIlrath
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Alex Alexeyev, Ethen Frank, Taylor Raddysh, Matt Roy
Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Jackson Blake -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall -- Jack Roslovic -- Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Logan Stankoven
Eric Robinson -- Mark Jankowski -- Tyler Jost
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Jalen Chatfield -- Dmitry Orlov
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Scott Morrow
Injured: Jordan Staal (lower body), William Carrier (lower body)
Status report
The Capitals did not have a morning skate, following a 4-3 win at the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. … Staal, a forward, will miss his second straight game. … Carrier, a forward, participated in the morning skate in a non-contact jersey after returning to practice on Tuesday. He last played in a 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 4.
