Capitals at Blackhawks

CAPITALS (14-12-4) at BLACKHAWKS (7-15-4)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Nick Jensen
Lucas Johansen -- Matt Irwin
Charlie Lindgren
Hunter Shepard
Scratched:Joe Snively, Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip surgery), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip surgery), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), Dmitry Orlov (lower body), Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Martin Fehervary (upper body), Alexander Alexeyev (upper body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Sam Lafferty -- Max Domi -- Patrick Kane
Philipp Kurashev -- Jonathan Toews -- Taylor Raddysh
Jujhar Khaira -- Jason Dickinson -- Tyler Johnson
Colin Blackwell -- Reese Johnson -- MacKenzie Entwistle
Jack Johnson -- Seth Jones
Jarred Tinordi -- Connor Murphy
Jake McCabe -- Ian Mitchell
Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Boris Katchouk, Caleb Jones, Andreas Athanasiou
Injured:Alex Stalock (concussion)
Status report
Eller left the Capitals' morning skate early because of an apparent injury. Coach Peter Laviolette said Eller would be evaluated during the afternoon to determine whether he can play. … Gustafsson could return to the lineup after missing a 5-2 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday because of an undisclosed injury. … Mrazek will start after coming off injured reserve Monday. He had missed three games because of a groin injury. The Blackhawks returned goalie
Jaxson Stauber
to Rockford of the American Hockey League. … Chicago assigned defenseman Filip Roos to Rockford on Tuesday. … Tyler Johnson will play for the first time since Oct. 25 because of an ankle injury.