CAPITALS (13-8-3) at BLACKHAWKS (9-16-1)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NBCSCH, SN
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas -- Connor McMichael -- Anthony Mantha
Beck Malenstyn -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Joel Edmundson -- Nick Jensen
Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Lucas Johansen, Alexander Alexeyev, Matthew Phillips
Injured: Max Pacioretty (Achilles)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Anthony Beauvillier -- Connor Bedard -- Philipp Kurashev
Tyler Johnson -- Cole Gutman -- Taylor Raddysh
Nick Foligno -- Jason Dickinson -- Joey Anderson
Lukas Reichel -- Reese Johnson -- Ryan Donato
Isaak Phillips -- Seth Jones
Connor Murphy -- Nikita Zaitsev
Alex Vlasic -- Louis Crevier
Arvid Soderblom
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Boris Katchouk, Kevin Korchinski, MacKenzie Entwistle
Injured: Andreas Athanasiou (lower body), Colin Blackwell (groin), Jarred Tinordi (concussion protocol)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Kuemper is expected to start after Lindgren made 31 saves in a 4-0 win against the New York Rangers on Saturday. … Soderblom will play after Mrazek made 38 saves in a 3-1 victory against St. Louis on Saturday. … Donato is expected to return to the lineup after missing the game Saturday because of illness. ... Korchinski, a defenseman, is on non-roster status because of a family matter.
